This course discusses the concept and scope of social problems, concepts and perspectives in the study of social problems, concepts and elements of paradigms, paradigms and theories of positivism, paradigms and theories of structuralism, paradigms and theories of post-structuralism, strategies for selecting paradigms and theories in studies. social problems, selecting study themes and perspectives, social problem study framework, preparing social problem studies, strategies for selecting methods and data collection instruments, preparing social problem study reports