All chapters include "Suggestions for Further Study," and most include "Exploratory Exercise."
Analyzing Contemporary Social Issues.
About Student CHIP.
Reading and Thinking Critically about Contemporary Social Issues.
The Societal Context of Social Problems.
A Critical Reasoning Framework.
A Primer on Critical Reading.
Elementary Data Analysis Tools Needed to Study Social Issues.
Measures of Central Tendency.
Measures of Dispersion.
Scatterplots and the Correlation Coefficient.
Basic Tabular Analysis.
Criteria for Establishing Causality in Non-Experimental Situations.
The Art of Reading Partial Tables.
1. The Sociological Study of Contemporary Social Issues and Problems.
Is It the Government's Responsibility to Reduce Income Differences between the Rich and the Poor?
Prayer in Public Schools.
Should Abortion Be Legal for Any Reason?
Selected Answers for Chapter 1 Exercises.
2. Social Problems and Social Conflict - The Political Dimension.
The Social Correlates of Political Party Identification.
Social Class and Political Participation.
3. Inequality and Poverty.
An Examination of the "Status Attainment" Model and the Predictors of Individual Economic Success.
The Wealth of Nations: Associations among Economic Development, Political Structure, Literacy, Fertility, Hunger, and Infant Mortality.
4. Race and Ethnic Relations.
Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty-African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Whites.
The International Scene: Ethnic Diversity and Separatist Movements.
5. Gender Inequality.
Sex Differences in Income.
The Status of Women: Cross-National Comparisons.
6. Aging Issues.
Health, Poverty, and Social Interaction.
7. Crime, Deviance, and Social Control.
Anomie Theory, Control Theory, and Understanding Deviance.
Social Class and Deviance.
Social Integration and Deviance.
8. The Family and Intimate Relationships.
Who's Most Likely to Be Divorced?
9. Health Issues.
Social Class and Health.
AIDS-A Cross-National Examination.
10. Education Issues.
Predicting Minority Success in School - Individual and Contextual Factors.
11. Environmental Issues.
The Correlates of Environmental Destruction: Cross-National Findings.
About the Author.
