Analyzing Social Problems
Essays and Exercises
Pearson Education (US) (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-13-346537-2 (ISBN)
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Description
A social problems workbook, which contains a series of essays and exercises that address contemporary social problems and encourage critical and creative thinking about those problems.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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forms
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
487 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-346537-2 (9780133465372)
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07/2000
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Content
Introduction - analyzing social problems. Part 1 Troubled social institutions: I need a (traditional) wife! - employment-family conflicts; domestic violence - hitting us where we live; social concerns about teen pregnancy; the achievement crisis in school reform - from basics to excellence; your money or your life - access to medical care as a social problem; ageing and health care; the problems of US workers in restructuring global economy; is the criminal justice system biased? Part 2 Inequalities: inequality and stratification; poverty in the United States; racist and egalitarian ideologies in modern American culture; racism, capital punishment, and the United States Supreme Court; who's the boss? - race, ethnicity and gender in managerial jobs; the feminization of poverty; constructing children's problems; sexual orientation and inequality; disability. Part 3 Social deviance: is America becoming more violent? - delinquency and youth gangs; chemical dependency - is it a symptom or disease?; the myths and realities of homelessness and mental health. Part 4 Global social problems: social behaviour and nuclear weapons - will there be another nuclear war?; the environment as a social issue; gender equality in developing societies; global population growth, poverty, and child labour. Conclusion: addressing social problems.