1. Social Issues

2. Social Issue
"A social problem is a social condition (such as poverty) or a pattern of behavior (such as substance abuse) that harms some individuals or all people in a society and that a sufficient number of people believe warrants public concern and collective action to bring about change"
(Kendall, D.  Social Problems in a Diverse Society (4th ed).  Boston:  Pearson, 2007, p. 4.

3. Social Issue
"A social problem exists when people subjectively perceive and have empirical evidence to show that social conditions combine at a local, societal, or global level to cause personal problems"
(Crone, J.  How Can We Solve Our Social Problems.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Pine Forge Press, 2007, p. 2)

4. Is making art about social issues risky?
What factors prevent or encourage people to take creative risks?

5. Ai Weiwei Chinese Artist Political and Cultural Themes
Secretly Detained
81 Days
April- June 2011

6. Ai Weiwei

7. Sunflower Seeds

8. Ai Weiwei
A Conversation

9. What risks are you willing to take and for what purpose or cause?

10. Social Issues Abortion Affirmative Action Ageism / Age Discrimination
Pro Choice
Pro Life
Affirmative Action
Ageism / Age Discrimination
Airport Screening Procedures
Airport Security
Alcoholism
Animal Rights
Anti-Muslim Discrimination
Binge Drinking
Birth Control
Bullying
Campus Crime
Capital Punishment / Death Penalty
Chemical Weapons
Child Labor
Classism
Cloning
Colorisim
Corporate Downsizing
Disaster Relief
Domestic Violence
Dream Act
Drinking and Driving
Driving While Black

11. Drug Abuse / Drug Addiction Eating Disorders
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Racism
Equal Pay
Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide
Felony Disenfranchisement
Gang Violence
Gay Rights
Genetic Engineering
Gentrification
Global Warming
Gun Control
Gun Rights
Hate Crimes
Hazing
Health Care Disparities
HIV / AIDS
Homelessness
Honor Killings
PBS
Human Trafficking
Hunger
Illegal Immigration
Legalization of Marijuana

12. Mall Shootings
Mass Murder
Minimum Wage
National Rifle Association
Obesity
Outsourcing Jobs
Photo bombs
Poverty
Prayer in Schools
Racial Disparities in Health Care
Racial Disparities in Sentencing
Racial Profiling
Racism
Retail Profiling
Recycling and Conservation
Right to Work
Same-Sex Marriage
Sexism
Sexual Harassment
Sexting

13. Shopping While Black
Texting While Driving
Single Parenting
Texting While Walking
Smoking / Tobacco Use
Unemployment
Social Networking and Privacy
Union Busting
Violence in Schools
Stand Your Ground Laws
Violence in Music Videos
Steroid Use in Sports
Violence in Video Games
Stereotyping
Voter Disenfranchisement
Sweat Shops
Voting Rights Restrictions
Teen Pregnancy
Terrorism