... for one group may be nothing of the sort for the other. (2) Historically, the nature of social problems has changed over time...(3) There is a political dimension, that the identification of a problem may involve one group in the exercise of social control over another.' However, contrary to this many attempts are made at defining the term. One such attempt defines a social problem as 'a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to members of society and in need of remedy.' (What do we mean by a social problem? n.d.). Another such attempt at explaining the phrase states much more simply that a social problem is 'a condition of society that has a negative effect on a large number of people' (What is a social problem? n.d.). It may be said that although these agreed definitions appear somewhat vague, they indicate the meaning of the term ...

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