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Chapter 1: Introduction – Understanding Sociology

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social problemsthe societal conditions that harm segments of society

  • objective conditions — the scope of a problem
  • measuring subjective concerns — people’s feelings about a problemhuman traffickinga situation in which a person is smuggled, abused, and forced to work against their will for the economic gain of another.Fair Tradean organizational movement and certification process to help producers in developing countries receive a fair price for their products with the goals of reducing poverty, providing for the ethical treatment of workers and farmers, and promoting environmentally sustainable practicessustainabilitythe idea that current and future generations should have equal or greater access to social, economic, and environmental resources because the farms and cooperatives involved seek greater equity in international trade by eliminating the intermediary broker or “middleman sustainable developmentdevelopment that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,by offering more social resources for the marginalized growers and producers