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Step 3: What are the Causes?
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Causes are actions or conditions that produce
certain results. All social problems have
causes.
For example, child labor was a social
problem in our country during the late 1800’s
and early 1900’s.
Following the Industrial Revolution,
factory owners favored
hiring children.
They were easier to control, cheaper, and
less likely to strike.
These factors caused child labor to
continue to grow. |
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Sometimes, we can identify the causes of social problems by thinking about and
discussing the problem. For example, it
makes sense that cheaper wages would cause factory workers to prefer hiring
children if there were no laws against it.
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