Chapter 1: Understanding Social Problems Chapter Outline I. Introduction II. Personal Versus Social Problems A. The Causes of Problems B. The Consequences of Problems III. A Model for Understanding A. A Theory-Based Model B. Quality of Life C. Multiple Levels of Social Problems D. Social Action for Resolution E. The Changing Nature of Social Problems F. Analyzing Social Problems IV. Critical Thinking: Recognizing Fallacies A. Fallacy of Dramatic Instance B. Fallacy of Retrospective Determinism C. Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness D. Fallacy of Personal Attack E. Fallacy of Appeal to Prejudice F. Fallacy of Circular Reasoning G. Fallacy of Authority H. Fallacy of Composition I. Fallacy of Non Sequitur J. Fallacies and Mass Media V. The Sources of Data: Soci