Sometimes claimsmakers use on non-scientific based rationale to support their claims.
A motivational frame describes the nature of a problem.
A motivational frame describes the nature of a problem.
Activists are members of social movements who make claims ab…
Activists are members of social movements who make claims about social problems.
During the 1960s, students who protested for the expansion o…
During the 1960s, students who protested for the expansion of civil rights and against the Vietnam war can be considered examples of claimsmakers.
Social construction assumes that meanings are frequently det…
Social construction assumes that meanings are frequently determined and unchanging over time.
The seventh stage in Blumer’s model is copyrighting the plan…
The seventh stage in Blumer’s model is copyrighting the plan before it is officially published.
Claimsmaking always guarantees some kind of policy change on…
Claimsmaking always guarantees some kind of policy change on an issue.
The first stage in Blumer’s model is emergence.
The first stage in Blumer’s model is emergence.
The social problems process explains how troubling condition…
The social problems process explains how troubling conditions become defined as social problems.
Policymaking is the process of ignoring troubling conditions…
Policymaking is the process of ignoring troubling conditions and issues.