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Social Problems (Book Alone), 7/E
ISBN-10: 0131930826
ISBN-13: 9780131930827
Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2006
Format: Cloth; 624 pp
Published: 05/09/2005
Status: Out of Print
Description
This theoretically balanced text provides the latest research findings and a consistent structure to help students analyze major social problems facing the United States. This "down-to-earth" approach helps students to understand and analyze how social problems and the changing conditions of society impact their own lives.
Social Problems is born out of James Henslin's many years of teaching the social problems course and a desire to encourage insight and self - discovery in students to consider competing views on what makes a social problem and how to interpret approaches to addressing these problems.
Features
How do you help students understand how to analyze social problems?
Extensive pedagogy (pp. 389-395) – includes marginal notations of key topics, questions, key terms defined in context and at the end of chapters, and chapter summaries.
- Helps students to easily understand potentially complex ideas and to relate concepts to their personal lives.
- Provides students with a consistent sociological framework for analyzing social problems
Consistent sociological framework to help students analyze social problems - in every chapter.
"The Problem in Sociological Perspective" sections (p. 389) - Outlines the broad sociological and historical background that sets the stage for understanding the social problem covered in the chapter.
"The Scope of the Problem" sections (p. 392) - Familiarizes students with basic data on the extent or severity of the problem.
"Looking at the Problem Theoretically" sections (p. 393): - Views each problem from three theoretical perspectives— Symbolic Interactionism, Functionalism, Conflict Theory. Shows students that there are several ways to look at a problem and that analyzing and interpreting them is not cut and dry.
"Research Findings" sections (p.399) - Discussion of classic and current research studies.
"Social Policy" sections (p. 413) - Focuses on actions that have been taken or could be taken to try to solve the social problem.
"The Future of the Problem" sections (p. 417) - Overview of the direction that the social problem is likely to take, given what we know about its dimensions and trends.
How do you cover the current research on social problems?
NEW – "Spotlight on Research" (p. 396 Eli Anderson):
- Major researchers in social problems share an insider’s perspective of how they became interested in a social problem and how they did their research.
- Includes contributions from such distinguished researchers as Elijah Anderson, Robert Gottlieb, Herbert Gans and Ruth Horowitz.
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New To This Edition
How do you cover the current research on social problems?NEW – Spotlight on Research box
- Major researchers in social problems share an insider’s perspective of how they became interested in a social problem and how they did their research. Includes contributions from such distinguished researchers as Elijah Anderson, Robert Gottlieb, Herbert Gans and Ruth Horowitz.
Table of Contents
I. THE SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
1. How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma.
2. Interpreting Social Problems: Aging.
II. NORM VIOLATIONS IN SOCIAL CONTEXT.
3. Prostitution, Homosexuality, and Pornography.
4. Alcohol and Other Drugs.
5. Violence in Society: Rape and Murder.
6. Crime and Criminal Justice.
III. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY.
7. Economic Problems: Wealth and Poverty.
8. Race and Ethnic Relations.
9. Sex Discrimination.
10. Medical Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness.
IV. SOCIAL CHANGE AND MEGAPROBLEMS.
11. The Changing Family.
12. Urban Problems.
13. Population and Food.
14. The Environmental Crisis.
15. War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power.
Bibliography.
Photo Credits.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
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