Another tragic shooting occurred in September at Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard that left 13 people dead, including the shooter, and 8 others injured. I emphasize the word another because fatal events like this have recently occurred in cities such as Fort Hood, Tuscon, Aurora, and Sandy Hook. These massive shootings have been emotionally damaging not only for those communities but for our country as a whole as well. Because of this, and the fact that these shootings have left people dead, it has indeed become a problem in our society, and falls into the four elements of a social problem. It creates personal damage to the families of the victims, because these families have to deal with the emotional pain of losing a loved one, and also creates social damage, because it affects our country emotionally, businesses have lost workers, schools have lost teachers, and the military has lost people to fight for our country. So far the military has been the most powerful group this problem has been an offense to, but it also is an indirect offense to the National Rifle Association (NRA) since the perpetrators of these massacres used various types of guns, and this creates much controversy over what the association stands for. This problem persist, as just last weekend a gunner went into LAX airport in an attempt kill large sums of people, but was only able to kill one TSA officer. There have been an overabundance of solutions from changing the laws on which types of firearms a person should be able to own, to completely banning firearms all together, to changing our whole infrastructure so that crime is less likely to occur. An Interactionist would say that the problem lies within the individual shooter. They would look at which experiences the shooter went through in his life such as if they were bullied, treated unfairly by an institution, or even if they had a mental illness that could have played a factor into why they made the decision. I think these massive shooting can be stopped. They were never a problem before, why are they now? No matter what we do as a society, I feel there will always be someone who will try to reenact these shootings, but I also feel like we can stop these shootings from escalating to a large scale. I commented on this specific topic because I feel like this is a social problem that can very well be managed, and my generation has the ability to make significant changes. One solution that would help diminish this problem is to become more integrated as a society. I believe we have become more distant from each other and we need to interact with each other more in order to provide more support for each other going through a hard time. We need to instill this value into our children and our schools should enforce this as well. Coming together and being closer as community is key.
Gun violence is a social problem prominent in American society today. Mass shootings in Washington D.C , Sandy Hook, Aurora, and Fort Hood demonstrates the persistence of this serious issue in America. These mass shootings occurred all under the same administration. Gun violence in America is not a rare phenomenon but mass shootings are. These shootings are often associated with mentally ill people. This general assumption has become a stereotype placed upon those who commit these acts. Due to this assumption, mass shootings have gained enough recognition within the community to be considered a preventable problem. The NRA is an organization that is working towards ending gun violence. This group is one of the most powerful political organizations in America. Gun violence solutions are proposed by many lawmakers and gun rights activists but most fail to pass or lose momentum. The wide array of solutions like background checks and assault weapons ban still have not accomplished their goal of ending gun violence. Using a functionalistic viewpoint, gun violence would be understood as a product of an ineffective structure. The resulting gun violence demonstrates the ineffective structure. Society in this paradigm should seek to alleviate this problem. I believe gun violence is a growing concern in America due to the recent shootings. However, I do not believe that gun control will solve the issue of mass shootings. The increase in school mass shootings has made me concerned with safety. A solution I propose to make our schools safer is allowing concealed carry permit holders the right to carry to school. Currently in California, it is illegal to possess a firearm on school campus. This law is putting responsible citizens at a disadvantage. Students with carry permits should be allowed to defend themselves wherever a mass shooting may occur.
The social problem that is presented in the NPR discussion is on the basis of mass shootings or violence occurring. The NPR discussion starts with the Navy Shooting but indicates that the Navy Shooting that took place in September was only one of the many mass shootings our nation has faced in our past and recently. To further understand why these mass shootings take place, I believe Hertbert Blumer’s stages of a social problem helps us understand why this is a social problem in the best way. The first step in Herbert Blumer’s model is social recognition, and I believe the mass shooting social problem has been a problem in society for a while now so it is pass this stage. The second stage is social legitimation and I believe the social problem of mass shootings is also passed this stage now as well. These problems have garnished the headlines and stories of news whenever it happens, and they are the topic to talk about in class room discussions after each of these tragic event occurs. The third step is the step of mobilization for action. We have seen many organizations rise up and try to battle this problem against what they think is the cause. For example, many people have tried tackling down the NRA because of the problem of mass shootings occurring in our nation. The final step, the step in which I believe we are stuck on is the step of development and implementation of an official plan. Currently, there is nothing really done to stop these problems of mass shootings from occurring. There is an over abundance of proposed solutions and everyone seem to stand on different sides of each other when this problem is presented.
From a functionalist point of view, they would believe that the problem would arise from the miscommunication between the various systems within our cohesive system that function. The dysfunction lies in the fact that various systems such as our economy system and mental health system are not in sync with one another and does not communicate so thus breeds out the problem of mass shootings occurring.
I chose this specific topic because it is a topic that is brought up many times in news and is a very controversial issue. Just this week there was a shooting at a New Jersey Mall, and this social problem sadly persists to occur more and more each day. I believe that there are way too many solutions out there and people are too quick to blame a certain group before getting their facts straight. As stated within the NPR clip, I believe to start relieving this issue we as a nation have to open up more to the people around us. We need to have a healthy community in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our work place to identify a problem before the problem becomes worst. Creating a warm community in which people aren’t worried to speak up about their problems is certainly a start to solving this huge social problem that sadly occurs way too many times.
This clip focused on not the gun laws that have been in the news many times, but other issues that have caused these mass shootings like Sandy Hook and the recent Navy Yard. Later in the discussion it is stated that the reason for violent crimes like these is mental health. Someone has a mental health that does not get treated as ends up cracking one day. Some just sit in a corner and cry while others commit violent acts. Unfortunately, according to Homburg, America has made the idea of ill mental health so gross that, people with the ability to help choose not to, because we don’t understand that it is just a problem and there can be recovery if someone is treated the way they are suppose to be, and with enough time. I think an Interactionalists view best fits this social problem. Honberg had mentioned that people who have ill mental health have been stigmatized to be the "bad" part of society and makes people walk away instead of learning and helping those with mental health issues. A few solutions that the guest of MPR came up with was better mental health care, make the population aware of what it is truly like to have an illness, teach the public the signs of a mentally sick person, so they are able to get help, but the most popular solution would have to be engaging the community with each other. American communities should stop the anomie that is going on so that communities can be stronger together. The only person that is more willing to help you is your neighbor because police may be too late. An interactionalist would support this solution all the way because this way a community is stronger, and there is more Communication about the things that are going on in your neighbors home. This would be good because then if you know your neighbor you are going to be more willing to get them help. They are no longer seen as a "mental" person who lives next to you, but a neighbor who has a sickness that may be able to be cured. This way, they can maybe even be treated all the way and there are no violent crimes to be had.
I chose to reply to Matthew T. because I too believe that gun violence in schools is a serious issue. Gun violence is a very talked about issue right now, especially with all of the mass shootings that have happened recently. I agree with Matthews thoughts on the serious phenomenon of mass shootings. I disagree that it is a stereotype we place on mass shooters as being mentally ill. In past cases most to and if not all shooters have in fact been mentally ill, or mentally disturbed. It is not a stereotype its a fact, mass shootings are a result of a disturbed mind. Matthew chose functionalist perspective, another theory that would apply is interactionist. An interactionist would say that people's interactions with one another can have many affects, both mental and emotional. For instance in school systems you have seen kids that were bullied come to school one day and shoot up the cafeteria. In another instance you saw a mentaly ill child come to his mother's old school and shoot innocent children, and then take his own life. Human interaction is key to living a healthy life, it all starts in the womb, then when the baby is nurtured. An Interactionist would say that gun violence will always exist, but a way we can help lower it is to try and interact peacefully. I disagree with your proposed solution, I do agree that gun control is a common proposed solution. I disagree with Matthew because I feel that the recent shootings, schools should keep firearms off of campuses. Concealed or not, not everyone is responsible or completely sane. In saying that, allowing firearms on campus increases the chances of accidents, and gun violence. As a taxpayer I feel that we pay for officers and security on campuses to keep us safe, they aren't perfect but they are more reliable than a random person sitting next to me with a gun strapped to his or her leg. But I am definitely not against the right to a concealed weapon. As a true American I believe we all have the right to carry and protect ourselves, but not on school grounds. My proposed solution to gun violence and mass shootings begins with the background check. Background checks should be more thorough and there should be more restrictions on who can purchase weapons. Limits on ammunition are also a plausible solution, or at least something that can be done to help. I think that the absolute wrong solution is to disarm the people, because weapons would still be available, but only the people who wanted to use them against people would have them. It is imperative to not disarm the good people in society.
I agree with Amanda’s blog entry. As Amanda mentioned, the source mainly focused on mental health problems as being the issue when it comes to mass shootings. What stood out from Amanda’s post was the fact that many Americans who are capable of providing help to those with mental illnesses choose not to do so. This is a result of the mentally ill being portrayed as gross or sick people. As a consequence of these negative views by the media and society, some people simply ignore the fact that they exist! I chose to comment on this topic because recently there has been an increasing number of mass shootings in which have been blamed on individuals with mental disorders. Although it is easy for the media to clamp the terms mass shooting and mental disorder together, it always makes me think, why are these people not properly taken care of in an advanced country like the United States?
Although Amanda chose the Interactionist perspective, (which is in my opinion the best perspective to analyze this topic,) I will elaborate on the Conflict perspective. The Conflict perspective would look at the problem of mass shootings as a problem between the “haves” and the “have nots.” The “haves” would be the people who are economically and politically capable of providing assistance to the individuals with mental disorders, but choose not to do so. The “have nots” are those who suffer from mental disorders and seek help from the “haves”. Conflict theorists would stress that in order to solve this social problem, the “haves” must be willing to do their part in helping the “have nots” or those with the mental illness. A Conflict theorist would say the imbalance between these two groups is the cause of the social problem or dysfunction (which in this case is mass shootings).
I agree with Amanda’s main proposed solution which is to teach communities how to interact with mentally ill individuals and be able to see a sign of mental illness in people before it is too late. This is a realistic solution because it is possible and it can actually be done through community educational programs. Another possible solution to help assist mentally ill individuals is for the government to increase its spending on facilities and organizations which help assist these types of people. This would increase the number of mentally ill individuals being treated and also the quality of care they receive would rise. In turn this would greatly reduce the number of random mass killings committed by mentally ill individuals.
I choose to comment on Kevins blog because, I agreed that recognition plays a major part in under standing the development undergoing social crises. Cause by individuals symbolic representation, that is out taking the norms of socialism. I know for fact that society is not perfect but there are Tragedies that can be prevented such as gun violence. Like Kevin mention in its blog about the NRA, in how they are being persecuted by the nation, to put an end to guns in general. Who is to be blame when tragedies like the shootings that are a curing in schools? And who give these types of organization power? Society takes plays a roll to say that every body its own product of environment. And Parents as children in this earth have to followed norms for this cultural representation to be Honor.
From a Internationalist pint of view, I think people in power are looking into providing more founding to provide programs, in order to give some form of solution to devein behavior. And re establish or make new laws to put back normal behavior. MiguelPEREZ
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Another tragic shooting occurred in September at Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard that left 13 people dead, including the shooter, and 8 others injured. I emphasize the word another because fatal events like this have recently occurred in cities such as Fort Hood, Tuscon, Aurora, and Sandy Hook. These massive shootings have been emotionally damaging not only for those communities but for our country as a whole as well. Because of this, and the fact that these shootings have left people dead, it has indeed become a problem in our society, and falls into the four elements of a social problem. It creates personal damage to the families of the victims, because these families have to deal with the emotional pain of losing a loved one, and also creates social damage, because it affects our country emotionally, businesses have lost workers, schools have lost teachers, and the military has lost people to fight for our country. So far the military has been the most powerful group this problem has been an offense to, but it also is an indirect offense to the National Rifle Association (NRA) since the perpetrators of these massacres used various types of guns, and this creates much controversy over what the association stands for. This problem persist, as just last weekend a gunner went into LAX airport in an attempt kill large sums of people, but was only able to kill one TSA officer. There have been an overabundance of solutions from changing the laws on which types of firearms a person should be able to own, to completely banning firearms all together, to changing our whole infrastructure so that crime is less likely to occur. An Interactionist would say that the problem lies within the individual shooter. They would look at which experiences the shooter went through in his life such as if they were bullied, treated unfairly by an institution, or even if they had a mental illness that could have played a factor into why they made the decision. I think these massive shooting can be stopped. They were never a problem before, why are they now? No matter what we do as a society, I feel there will always be someone who will try to reenact these shootings, but I also feel like we can stop these shootings from escalating to a large scale. I commented on this specific topic because I feel like this is a social problem that can very well be managed, and my generation has the ability to make significant changes. One solution that would help diminish this problem is to become more integrated as a society. I believe we have become more distant from each other and we need to interact with each other more in order to provide more support for each other going through a hard time. We need to instill this value into our children and our schools should enforce this as well. Coming together and being closer as community is key.
Gun violence is a social problem prominent in American society today. Mass shootings in Washington D.C , Sandy Hook, Aurora, and Fort Hood demonstrates the persistence of this serious issue in America. These mass shootings occurred all under the same administration. Gun violence in America is not a rare phenomenon but mass shootings are. These shootings are often associated with mentally ill people. This general assumption has become a stereotype placed upon those who commit these acts. Due to this assumption, mass shootings have gained enough recognition within the community to be considered a preventable problem. The NRA is an organization that is working towards ending gun violence. This group is one of the most powerful political organizations in America. Gun violence solutions are proposed by many lawmakers and gun rights activists but most fail to pass or lose momentum. The wide array of solutions like background checks and assault weapons ban still have not accomplished their goal of ending gun violence. Using a functionalistic viewpoint, gun violence would be understood as a product of an ineffective structure. The resulting gun violence demonstrates the ineffective structure. Society in this paradigm should seek to alleviate this problem. I believe gun violence is a growing concern in America due to the recent shootings. However, I do not believe that gun control will solve the issue of mass shootings. The increase in school mass shootings has made me concerned with safety. A solution I propose to make our schools safer is allowing concealed carry permit holders the right to carry to school. Currently in California, it is illegal to possess a firearm on school campus. This law is putting responsible citizens at a disadvantage. Students with carry permits should be allowed to defend themselves wherever a mass shooting may occur.
The social problem that is presented in the NPR discussion is on the basis of mass shootings or violence occurring. The NPR discussion starts with the Navy Shooting but indicates that the Navy Shooting that took place in September was only one of the many mass shootings our nation has faced in our past and recently. To further understand why these mass shootings take place, I believe Hertbert Blumer’s stages of a social problem helps us understand why this is a social problem in the best way. The first step in Herbert Blumer’s model is social recognition, and I believe the mass shooting social problem has been a problem in society for a while now so it is pass this stage. The second stage is social legitimation and I believe the social problem of mass shootings is also passed this stage now as well. These problems have garnished the headlines and stories of news whenever it happens, and they are the topic to talk about in class room discussions after each of these tragic event occurs. The third step is the step of mobilization for action. We have seen many organizations rise up and try to battle this problem against what they think is the cause. For example, many people have tried tackling down the NRA because of the problem of mass shootings occurring in our nation. The final step, the step in which I believe we are stuck on is the step of development and implementation of an official plan. Currently, there is nothing really done to stop these problems of mass shootings from occurring. There is an over abundance of proposed solutions and everyone seem to stand on different sides of each other when this problem is presented.
From a functionalist point of view, they would believe that the problem would arise from the miscommunication between the various systems within our cohesive system that function. The dysfunction lies in the fact that various systems such as our economy system and mental health system are not in sync with one another and does not communicate so thus breeds out the problem of mass shootings occurring.
I chose this specific topic because it is a topic that is brought up many times in news and is a very controversial issue. Just this week there was a shooting at a New Jersey Mall, and this social problem sadly persists to occur more and more each day. I believe that there are way too many solutions out there and people are too quick to blame a certain group before getting their facts straight. As stated within the NPR clip, I believe to start relieving this issue we as a nation have to open up more to the people around us. We need to have a healthy community in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our work place to identify a problem before the problem becomes worst. Creating a warm community in which people aren’t worried to speak up about their problems is certainly a start to solving this huge social problem that sadly occurs way too many times.
This clip focused on not the gun laws that have been in the news many times, but other issues that have caused these mass shootings like Sandy Hook and the recent Navy Yard. Later in the discussion it is stated that the reason for violent crimes like these is mental health. Someone has a mental health that does not get treated as ends up cracking one day. Some just sit in a corner and cry while others commit violent acts. Unfortunately, according to Homburg, America has made the idea of ill mental health so gross that, people with the ability to help choose not to, because we don’t understand that it is just a problem and there can be recovery if someone is treated the way they are suppose to be, and with enough time. I think an Interactionalists view best fits this social problem. Honberg had mentioned that people who have ill mental health have been stigmatized to be the "bad" part of society and makes people walk away instead of learning and helping those with mental health issues. A few solutions that the guest of MPR came up with was better mental health care, make the population aware of what it is truly like to have an illness, teach the public the signs of a mentally sick person, so they are able to get help, but the most popular solution would have to be engaging the community with each other. American communities should stop the anomie that is going on so that communities can be stronger together. The only person that is more willing to help you is your neighbor because police may be too late. An interactionalist would support this solution all the way because this way a community is stronger, and there is more Communication about the things that are going on in your neighbors home. This would be good because then if you know your neighbor you are going to be more willing to get them help. They are no longer seen as a "mental" person who lives next to you, but a neighbor who has a sickness that may be able to be cured. This way, they can maybe even be treated all the way and there are no violent crimes to be had.
I chose to reply to Matthew T. because I too believe that gun violence in schools is a serious issue. Gun violence is a very talked about issue right now, especially with all of the mass shootings that have happened recently. I agree with Matthews thoughts on the serious phenomenon of mass shootings. I disagree that it is a stereotype we place on mass shooters as being mentally ill. In past cases most to and if not all shooters have in fact been mentally ill, or mentally disturbed. It is not a stereotype its a fact, mass shootings are a result of a disturbed mind. Matthew chose functionalist perspective, another theory that would apply is interactionist. An interactionist would say that people's interactions with one another can have many affects, both mental and emotional. For instance in school systems you have seen kids that were bullied come to school one day and shoot up the cafeteria. In another instance you saw a mentaly ill child come to his mother's old school and shoot innocent children, and then take his own life. Human interaction is key to living a healthy life, it all starts in the womb, then when the baby is nurtured. An Interactionist would say that gun violence will always exist, but a way we can help lower it is to try and interact peacefully. I disagree with your proposed solution, I do agree that gun control is a common proposed solution. I disagree with Matthew because I feel that the recent shootings, schools should keep firearms off of campuses. Concealed or not, not everyone is responsible or completely sane. In saying that, allowing firearms on campus increases the chances of accidents, and gun violence. As a taxpayer I feel that we pay for officers and security on campuses to keep us safe, they aren't perfect but they are more reliable than a random person sitting next to me with a gun strapped to his or her leg. But I am definitely not against the right to a concealed weapon. As a true American I believe we all have the right to carry and protect ourselves, but not on school grounds. My proposed solution to gun violence and mass shootings begins with the background check. Background checks should be more thorough and there should be more restrictions on who can purchase weapons. Limits on ammunition are also a plausible solution, or at least something that can be done to help. I think that the absolute wrong solution is to disarm the people, because weapons would still be available, but only the people who wanted to use them against people would have them. It is imperative to not disarm the good people in society.
I agree with Amanda’s blog entry. As Amanda mentioned, the source mainly focused on mental health problems as being the issue when it comes to mass shootings. What stood out from Amanda’s post was the fact that many Americans who are capable of providing help to those with mental illnesses choose not to do so. This is a result of the mentally ill being portrayed as gross or sick people. As a consequence of these negative views by the media and society, some people simply ignore the fact that they exist! I chose to comment on this topic because recently there has been an increasing number of mass shootings in which have been blamed on individuals with mental disorders. Although it is easy for the media to clamp the terms mass shooting and mental disorder together, it always makes me think, why are these people not properly taken care of in an advanced country like the United States?
Although Amanda chose the Interactionist perspective, (which is in my opinion the best perspective to analyze this topic,) I will elaborate on the Conflict perspective. The Conflict perspective would look at the problem of mass shootings as a problem between the “haves” and the “have nots.” The “haves” would be the people who are economically and politically capable of providing assistance to the individuals with mental disorders, but choose not to do so. The “have nots” are those who suffer from mental disorders and seek help from the “haves”. Conflict theorists would stress that in order to solve this social problem, the “haves” must be willing to do their part in helping the “have nots” or those with the mental illness. A Conflict theorist would say the imbalance between these two groups is the cause of the social problem or dysfunction (which in this case is mass shootings).
I agree with Amanda’s main proposed solution which is to teach communities how to interact with mentally ill individuals and be able to see a sign of mental illness in people before it is too late. This is a realistic solution because it is possible and it can actually be done through community educational programs. Another possible solution to help assist mentally ill individuals is for the government to increase its spending on facilities and organizations which help assist these types of people. This would increase the number of mentally ill individuals being treated and also the quality of care they receive would rise. In turn this would greatly reduce the number of random mass killings committed by mentally ill individuals.
I choose to comment on Kevins blog because, I agreed that recognition plays a major part in under standing the development undergoing social crises. Cause by individuals symbolic representation, that is out taking the norms of socialism. I know for fact that society is not perfect but there are Tragedies that can be prevented such as gun violence. Like Kevin mention in its blog about the NRA, in how they are being persecuted by the nation, to put an end to guns in general. Who is to be blame when tragedies like the shootings that are a curing in schools? And who give these types of organization power? Society takes plays a roll to say that every body its own product of environment. And Parents as children in this earth have to followed norms for this cultural representation to be Honor.
From a Internationalist pint of view, I think people in power are looking into providing more founding to provide programs, in order to give some form of solution to devein behavior. And re establish or make new laws to put back normal behavior.
MiguelPEREZ
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