Sociological analysis of the system of social problems and harms with a futuristic approach

The main purpose of this article is recognition and prioritize social problems and harms in West Azerbaijan province with a a futuristic approach. Theoretically, two major approaches, social realism and constructivism, have been proposed in the investigation of social problems and harms. in this research, the constructivist approach has been used to identify the system of social problems and recognize the importance and priority of social problems from the elite's point of view.

The current research is in terms of the nature of the research in the category of qualitative research, In terms of purpose, applied research, and in terms of the research strategy, it has an inductive strategy, and in terms of the nature of the data, it is a combination of documentary and survey methods, and in terms of data analysis,

The statistical population of this research is the key informants and expert experts in the field of social harms, who were selected using non-probability targeted sampling. The unit of analysis of this research is harms and social problems, the unit of observation in this research is a person with an scientific knowledge or experience in the field of social problems. To collect data, semi-structured interview tools and techniques, focus group and Delphi technique were used, and "mic mac" software was used for data analysis.

The findings of the research indicate that the distribution of variables and indicators in the axes of influence and direct and indirect influence of issues on each other shows the province's social system in an unstable state in terms of social problems. Institutional malfunction (weakness of management), Marginalization, addiction, street children, divorce, poverty and unemployment are considered basic, strategic and key issues. Therefore, based on this future research, it is necessary to consider these issues as priority issues in planning for social interventions.