Which of the following statements regarding social problems is ACCURATE?
a. There is no objective reality; social problems are matters of collective definitions.
b. Individual and collective definitions of the situation have nothing to do with the objective reality concerning what should be considered a social problem.
c. Poverty has always existed in the U.S., and has always been considered a social problem.
d. Environmental and animal protection activists have not been successful in getting their issues recognized as social problems, because they have not been able to attract any celebrities to take up their cause.
A
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