Social Problems
11th Edition
Published on 13. March 2008
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Paperback/Softback
656 pages
978-0-205-54796-8 (ISBN)
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Taking a conflict approach, Eitzen and Baca Zinn focus on the underlying features of the social world in an effort to help students to understand today's social problems.
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"I like the perspective adopted by Eitzen and Baca Zinn. It is explicitly political and does a good job tying each specific social problem to a critical, intersectional analysis."Kathleen J. Ferraro
NAU
"The text's foci on critical awareness and social justice are the main reasons I use it. No other social problems text does a better job at raising critical awareness of the full nature and extent of the social problems currently faced by the global community. "
Craig A. Swanson
North Central Michigan College
"The authors have done an excellent job of keeping all of these materials (statistics, references, examples, and photos) updated and up-to-date."
C. William Hall
North Carolina State University
"I adopted this text because of its progressive approach to analyzing social problems and the discussion of possible solutions at the end of the book. I especially like the fact that the book takes a stance against the status quo....It is part of what makes this book unique."
Larry R. Ridener
Pfeiffer University
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Persons
D. Stanley Eitzen is professor emeritus in sociology from Colorado State University, where previously he was the John N. Stern Distinguished Professor. He recieved his Ph.D. from the Unitsity of Kansas. Among his books are: Social Problems, which was awarded the McGuffey Longevity Award for excellence over multiple editions in 2000 by the Text and Academic Authors Association, and Diversity in Families (both co-authored with Maxine Baca Zinn), Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from Other Societies (with Graig S. Leeham) , Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing Crisis (with Doug A. Timmer and Kathryn Talley), Sociology of North American Sport (with George H. Sage,) and Fair and Foul: Rethinking the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport. He has served as the president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and as editor of The Social Science Journal.
Kelly Eitzen Smith received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona in 1999. She is currently the director of the Center for Applied Sociology and a lecturer at the University of Arizona. At the Center for Applied Sociology she has conducted research in the areas of day labor, homelessness, poverty, urban housing and neighborhood development. Her sociological interests include gender, family, sexuality, stratification, and social problems. She is the co-author of Experiencing Poverty, 1/e, Social Problems 11/e, and In Conflict and Order 12/e (forthcoming).
Kelly Eitzen Smith received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona in 1999. She is currently the director of the Center for Applied Sociology and a lecturer at the University of Arizona. At the Center for Applied Sociology she has conducted research in the areas of day labor, homelessness, poverty, urban housing and neighborhood development. Her sociological interests include gender, family, sexuality, stratification, and social problems. She is the co-author of Experiencing Poverty, 1/e, Social Problems 11/e, and In Conflict and Order 12/e (forthcoming).
Content
In this section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Comprehensive Table of Contents
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One: Political Economy of Social Problems
Chapter 1 Sociological Approach to Social Problems
Chapter 2 Wealth and Power: the Bias of the System
Part Two: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location
Chapter 3 World Population and Global Inequality
Chapter 4 Threats to the Environment
Chapter 5 Demographic Changes in the United States: the Browning and Graying of Society
Chapter 6 Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural
Part Three: Problems of Inequality
Chapter 7 Poverty
Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Chapter 9 Gender Inequality
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation
Chapter 11 Disability and Ableism
Part Four: Social Structure and Individual Deviance
Chapter 12 Crime and Justice
Chapter 13 Drugs
Part Five: Institutional Problems
Chapter 14 Work
Chapter 15 Families
Chapter 16 Education
Chapter 17 Health and Health Care Delivery
Chapter 18 National Security in the Twenty-First Century
Part Six: Solutions
Chapter 19 Progressive Plan to solve Society's Social Problems
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One: Political Economy of Social Problems
Chapter 1Sociological Approach to Social Problems
History of Social Problems Theory
Toward a Definition of Social Problems
Types of Social Problems
Norm Violations
Social Conditions
The Sociological Imagination
Social Structure as the Basic Unit of Analysis
Person-Blame Approach versus System-Blame Approach
Reasons for Focusing on the System-Blame Approach
Organization of the Book
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 2Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System
Capitalism and Socialism
Capitalism
Socialism
U.S. Economy: Concentration of Corporate Wealth
Monopolistic Capitalism
Transnational Corporations
Concentration of Wealth
Political System: Links between Wealth and Power
Government by Interest Groups
Financing of Political Campaigns
Candidate Selection Process
Bias of the Political System
Consequences of Concentrated Power
Subsidies to Big Business
Trickle-Down Solutions
The Powerless Bear the Burden
Foreign Policy for Corporate Benefit
Reprise: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Two: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location
Chapter 3World Population and Global Inequality
World Population Growth
Demographic Transition
Family Planning
Societal Changes
Poverty
Food and Hunger
Sickness and Disease
The New Slavery
Concentration of Misery in Cities
U.S. Relations with the Developing World
Transnational Corporations
United States in the Global Village
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 4Threats to the Environment
Worldwide Environmental Problems
Degradation of the Land
Environmental Pollution and Degradation
Global Environmental Crises
Fossil Fuel Dependence, Waste, and Environmental Degradation
Destruction of the Tropical Rain Forests and Other Forms of Deforestation
Global Warming
Sources of U.S. Environmental Problems
Cultural Sources
Structural Sources
Solutions to the Environmental Crises
Pro-Business Voluntaristic Approach
Egalitarian/Authoritarian Plan
Control of Resource Use
International Implications of Environmental Problems
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 5Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society
Profile of the U.S. Population
New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape
Immigration and Increasing Diversity
Consequences of the New Immigration
Immigration and Agency
Effects of Immigration on Immigrants: Ethnic Identity or Assimilation?
The Aging Society
Demographic Trend
Demographic Portrait of the Current Elderly Population
Problems of an Aging Society
Social Security
Paying for Health Care
Elderly Abuse
Responses by the Elderly: Human Agency
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 6Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural
Urban Problems
Urban Job Loss
Disinvestment
Federal Abandonment
Urban Poverty
Urban Housing Crisis
Decaying Infrastructure
Transportation, Pollution, and the Environment
Health and Health Care
Urban Schools
Crime, Drugs, and Gangs
Suburban Problems
Suburban Sprawl
Automobile Dependency
Social Isolation in the Suburbs
Rural Problems
Poverty
Jobs in Rural Areas
Environment
Health Care and Delivery
Small Town Decline
Crime and Illicit Drugs
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Three: Problems of Inequality
Chapter 7Poverty
Extent of Poverty
Racial Minorities
Nativity
Gender
Age
Place
The New Poor
The Working Poor
The Near Poor
The Severely Poor
Myths about Poverty
Refusal to Work
Welfare Dependency
The Poor Get Special Advantages
Welfare Is an African American and Latino Program
Causes of Poverty
Deficiency Theory I: Innate Inferiority
Deficiency Theory II: Cultural Inferiority
Structural Theories
Costs of Poverty
Elimination of Poverty
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality
How to Think about Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Racial Categories
Differences among Ethnic Groups
Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Deficiency Theories
Bias Theories
Structural Discrimination Theories
Discrimination against African Americans and Latinos: Continuity and Change
Income
Education
Unemployment
Type of Employment
Health
Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations
Growing Racial Strife
More Racially Based Groups and Activities
Economic Polarization in U.S. Inner Cities
Racial Policies in the New Century
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 9Gender Inequality
Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked
Is Gender Biological or Social?
Gender and Power
What Causes Gender Inequality?
Socialization versus Structure: Two Approaches to Gender Inequality
Learning Gender
Children at Home
Children at Play
Formal Education
Socialization as Blaming the Victim
Reinforcing Male Dominance
Language
Interpersonal Behavior
Mass Communications Media
Religion
The Law
Politics
Structured Gender Inequality
Occupational Distribution
The Earnings Gap
Intersection of Race and Gender in the Workplace
Pay Equity
How Workplace Inequality Operates
Gender in the Global Economy
Costs and Consequences of Sexism
Who Benefits?
Social and Individual Costs
Fighting the System
Feminist Movements in the United States
Women's Struggles in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 10Sexual Orientation
Social Deviance
Gay and Lesbian Community: An Overview
Defining Homosexuality
Roots of Homosexuality
Numbers: How Many Gays and Lesbians?
Interpersonal Relationships and Domestic Arrangements among Gays and Lesbians
Discrimination
Ideological Oppression
Legal Oppression: The Law, the Courts, and the Police
Occupational Discrimination
Fighting the System: Human Agency
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 11Disability and Ableism
Definitions
Individual Model of Disability
Social Model of Disability
Toward a More Complete Definition of Disability
People with Disabilities as a Minority Group
Defined as Different
Naming
Minority as a Master Status
Categorization, Stigma, and Stereotypes
Exclusion and Segregation
Matrix of Domination
Discrimination
Issues of Gender, Sexual Behavior, and Fertility
Gender Stereotyping
Sexual Relationships
Physical and Sexual Abuse
Abortion Issue
Agency
Disability Rights Movement
Americans with Disabilities Act
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Four:Social Structure and Individual Deviance
Chapter 12Crime and Justice
Crime in Society
What Is Crime?
Crime Rates
Demographic Characteristics of People Arrested for Crimes
Categories of Crime
Unjust System of Justice
Laws
Police
Judicial Process
Correctional System
Unjust Imposition of the Label "Criminal"
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 13Drugs
The Politics of Drugs
Historical Legality of Drugs
Factors Influencing Drug Laws and Enforcement
Drug Use in U.S. Society
Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs
Legal but Dangerous Drugs
Drug Use Patterns by Class, Race, and Gender
Why Use Drugs?
U.S. Official Policy: A War on Drugs
Consequences of Official Drug Policies
Is the Drug War Racist?
Alternatives
Regulation of Trade or Use through Licensing and Taxation
Noninterference
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Five: Institutional Problems
Chapter 14 Work
Problems of Work
Control of Workers
Alienation
Dangerous Working Conditions
Sweatshops
Unions and Their Decline
Discrimination in the Workplace: Perpetuation of Inequality
Unemployment
Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy
Globalization
From Manufacturing to Services
Age of Discontinuity
Changing Nature of Jobs
Job Insecurity
Benefits Insecurity
Increased Workload
Worker Compensation
Demography and Jobs
Changing Economy, Demography, and the Future of Work
Transformation of the Economy and the Bifurcation of the United States
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 15Families
The Mythical Family in the United States
U. S. Families in Historical Perspective: The Family in Capitalism
Stratification and Family Life: Unequal Life Chances
Changing Families in a Changing World
Economic Transformation and Family Life
Today's Diverse Family Forms
Balancing Work and Family with Few Social Supports
Single Parents and Their Children
Societal Response to Disadvantaged Children
Divorce
Consequences of Divorce
Children of Divorce
Violence in U.S. Families
Violence and the Social Organization of the Family
Intimate Partner Violence
Child Abuse and Neglect
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 16 Education
Characteristics of Education in the United States
Education as a Conserving Force
Mass Education
Local Control of Education
Competitive Nature of U.S. Education
"Sifting" and "Sorting" Function of Schools
Preoccupation with Order and Control
Education and Inequality
Financing Public Education
Family Economic Resources
Higher Education and Stratification
Segregation
Tracking and Teachers' Expectations
Possibilities for Promoting Equality of Opportunity
Universal Preschool Programs
Free Education
The Role of Government
Reducing Class and School Size
Attracting and Retaining Excellent Teachers
Extending the School Day and Year
Holding Educators Accountable
Reforming the Educational Philosophy of Schools
Restructuring Society
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 17Health and Health Care Delivery
The Crisis in Health Care: Cost and Coverage
Rising Health Care Costs
The Uninsured and Underinsured
Unequal Access to Health Care
Social Class
Race
Gender
Class, Race, and Gender: Who Wins and Who Loses in the Battle against HIV/AIDS?
Changing Social Organization of Health Care Delivery
Fee for Service System
Shift to Managed Care
Shift from Private to For.Profit Hospitals
Toward a Better Health Care System: Some Alternatives
Reforms within the Medical Community
National Health Insurance
Societal Changes
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 18National Security in the 21st Century
The Threat of Nuclear Weapons
The Threat of Climate Change
The Threat of Terrorism
The U. S. Military Establishment
The Size of the Military
The Cost of Maintaining U. S. Military Superiority
U. S. National Security and the War on Terror
Precursors to the 9/11 Attacks
The Precipitating Event
A Rush to War
The War in Iraq
The Occupation: What Went Wrong?
Consequences of the U. S. Responses to 9/11
The Costs of War
The Legacy of War
Strategies to Combat the New Terrorism
Lesson I: Military Might Alone Does Not Make a Nation Secure
Lesson II; Vengeance is Self-Defeating
Lesson III: The Solution to Terrorism is to Address Its Root Causes
Lesson IV: In Planning for War, the Question Guiding the Plan Must Be: How Does the Conflict End?
Lesson V: The U. S. Goal of Spreading Democracy in the Middle East Will Likely Fail
Lesson VI: The Path to the Moral High Ground Goes Through International Organizations and International Law
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Six: Solutions
Chapter 19Progressive Plan to Solve Society's Social Problems
Sociology, Social Problems, and Social Change
Sociological Paradox: Structure and Agency
Sociological Imagination and Social Problems
Sociological Dilemma: Recognition and Rejection
Progressive Principles to Guide Public Policy
Is a Progressive Social Policy Possible?
Should a Progressive Plan Be Adopted by U.S. Society?
Financing the Progressive Agenda
Is There Any Hope of Instituting a Social Agenda Based on Progressive Principles?
Human Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up
Individuals Protesting and Organizing for Change
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Comprehensive Table of Contents
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One: Political Economy of Social Problems
Chapter 1 Sociological Approach to Social Problems
Chapter 2 Wealth and Power: the Bias of the System
Part Two: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location
Chapter 3 World Population and Global Inequality
Chapter 4 Threats to the Environment
Chapter 5 Demographic Changes in the United States: the Browning and Graying of Society
Chapter 6 Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural
Part Three: Problems of Inequality
Chapter 7 Poverty
Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Chapter 9 Gender Inequality
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation
Chapter 11 Disability and Ableism
Part Four: Social Structure and Individual Deviance
Chapter 12 Crime and Justice
Chapter 13 Drugs
Part Five: Institutional Problems
Chapter 14 Work
Chapter 15 Families
Chapter 16 Education
Chapter 17 Health and Health Care Delivery
Chapter 18 National Security in the Twenty-First Century
Part Six: Solutions
Chapter 19 Progressive Plan to solve Society's Social Problems
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One: Political Economy of Social Problems
Chapter 1Sociological Approach to Social Problems
History of Social Problems Theory
Toward a Definition of Social Problems
Types of Social Problems
Norm Violations
Social Conditions
The Sociological Imagination
Social Structure as the Basic Unit of Analysis
Person-Blame Approach versus System-Blame Approach
Reasons for Focusing on the System-Blame Approach
Organization of the Book
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 2Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System
Capitalism and Socialism
Capitalism
Socialism
U.S. Economy: Concentration of Corporate Wealth
Monopolistic Capitalism
Transnational Corporations
Concentration of Wealth
Political System: Links between Wealth and Power
Government by Interest Groups
Financing of Political Campaigns
Candidate Selection Process
Bias of the Political System
Consequences of Concentrated Power
Subsidies to Big Business
Trickle-Down Solutions
The Powerless Bear the Burden
Foreign Policy for Corporate Benefit
Reprise: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Two: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location
Chapter 3World Population and Global Inequality
World Population Growth
Demographic Transition
Family Planning
Societal Changes
Poverty
Food and Hunger
Sickness and Disease
The New Slavery
Concentration of Misery in Cities
U.S. Relations with the Developing World
Transnational Corporations
United States in the Global Village
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 4Threats to the Environment
Worldwide Environmental Problems
Degradation of the Land
Environmental Pollution and Degradation
Global Environmental Crises
Fossil Fuel Dependence, Waste, and Environmental Degradation
Destruction of the Tropical Rain Forests and Other Forms of Deforestation
Global Warming
Sources of U.S. Environmental Problems
Cultural Sources
Structural Sources
Solutions to the Environmental Crises
Pro-Business Voluntaristic Approach
Egalitarian/Authoritarian Plan
Control of Resource Use
International Implications of Environmental Problems
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 5Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society
Profile of the U.S. Population
New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape
Immigration and Increasing Diversity
Consequences of the New Immigration
Immigration and Agency
Effects of Immigration on Immigrants: Ethnic Identity or Assimilation?
The Aging Society
Demographic Trend
Demographic Portrait of the Current Elderly Population
Problems of an Aging Society
Social Security
Paying for Health Care
Elderly Abuse
Responses by the Elderly: Human Agency
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 6Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural
Urban Problems
Urban Job Loss
Disinvestment
Federal Abandonment
Urban Poverty
Urban Housing Crisis
Decaying Infrastructure
Transportation, Pollution, and the Environment
Health and Health Care
Urban Schools
Crime, Drugs, and Gangs
Suburban Problems
Suburban Sprawl
Automobile Dependency
Social Isolation in the Suburbs
Rural Problems
Poverty
Jobs in Rural Areas
Environment
Health Care and Delivery
Small Town Decline
Crime and Illicit Drugs
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Three: Problems of Inequality
Chapter 7Poverty
Extent of Poverty
Racial Minorities
Nativity
Gender
Age
Place
The New Poor
The Working Poor
The Near Poor
The Severely Poor
Myths about Poverty
Refusal to Work
Welfare Dependency
The Poor Get Special Advantages
Welfare Is an African American and Latino Program
Causes of Poverty
Deficiency Theory I: Innate Inferiority
Deficiency Theory II: Cultural Inferiority
Structural Theories
Costs of Poverty
Elimination of Poverty
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality
How to Think about Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Racial Categories
Differences among Ethnic Groups
Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Deficiency Theories
Bias Theories
Structural Discrimination Theories
Discrimination against African Americans and Latinos: Continuity and Change
Income
Education
Unemployment
Type of Employment
Health
Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations
Growing Racial Strife
More Racially Based Groups and Activities
Economic Polarization in U.S. Inner Cities
Racial Policies in the New Century
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 9Gender Inequality
Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked
Is Gender Biological or Social?
Gender and Power
What Causes Gender Inequality?
Socialization versus Structure: Two Approaches to Gender Inequality
Learning Gender
Children at Home
Children at Play
Formal Education
Socialization as Blaming the Victim
Reinforcing Male Dominance
Language
Interpersonal Behavior
Mass Communications Media
Religion
The Law
Politics
Structured Gender Inequality
Occupational Distribution
The Earnings Gap
Intersection of Race and Gender in the Workplace
Pay Equity
How Workplace Inequality Operates
Gender in the Global Economy
Costs and Consequences of Sexism
Who Benefits?
Social and Individual Costs
Fighting the System
Feminist Movements in the United States
Women's Struggles in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 10Sexual Orientation
Social Deviance
Gay and Lesbian Community: An Overview
Defining Homosexuality
Roots of Homosexuality
Numbers: How Many Gays and Lesbians?
Interpersonal Relationships and Domestic Arrangements among Gays and Lesbians
Discrimination
Ideological Oppression
Legal Oppression: The Law, the Courts, and the Police
Occupational Discrimination
Fighting the System: Human Agency
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 11Disability and Ableism
Definitions
Individual Model of Disability
Social Model of Disability
Toward a More Complete Definition of Disability
People with Disabilities as a Minority Group
Defined as Different
Naming
Minority as a Master Status
Categorization, Stigma, and Stereotypes
Exclusion and Segregation
Matrix of Domination
Discrimination
Issues of Gender, Sexual Behavior, and Fertility
Gender Stereotyping
Sexual Relationships
Physical and Sexual Abuse
Abortion Issue
Agency
Disability Rights Movement
Americans with Disabilities Act
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Four:Social Structure and Individual Deviance
Chapter 12Crime and Justice
Crime in Society
What Is Crime?
Crime Rates
Demographic Characteristics of People Arrested for Crimes
Categories of Crime
Unjust System of Justice
Laws
Police
Judicial Process
Correctional System
Unjust Imposition of the Label "Criminal"
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 13Drugs
The Politics of Drugs
Historical Legality of Drugs
Factors Influencing Drug Laws and Enforcement
Drug Use in U.S. Society
Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs
Legal but Dangerous Drugs
Drug Use Patterns by Class, Race, and Gender
Why Use Drugs?
U.S. Official Policy: A War on Drugs
Consequences of Official Drug Policies
Is the Drug War Racist?
Alternatives
Regulation of Trade or Use through Licensing and Taxation
Noninterference
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Five: Institutional Problems
Chapter 14 Work
Problems of Work
Control of Workers
Alienation
Dangerous Working Conditions
Sweatshops
Unions and Their Decline
Discrimination in the Workplace: Perpetuation of Inequality
Unemployment
Globalization and the Structural Transformation of the Economy
Globalization
From Manufacturing to Services
Age of Discontinuity
Changing Nature of Jobs
Job Insecurity
Benefits Insecurity
Increased Workload
Worker Compensation
Demography and Jobs
Changing Economy, Demography, and the Future of Work
Transformation of the Economy and the Bifurcation of the United States
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 15Families
The Mythical Family in the United States
U. S. Families in Historical Perspective: The Family in Capitalism
Stratification and Family Life: Unequal Life Chances
Changing Families in a Changing World
Economic Transformation and Family Life
Today's Diverse Family Forms
Balancing Work and Family with Few Social Supports
Single Parents and Their Children
Societal Response to Disadvantaged Children
Divorce
Consequences of Divorce
Children of Divorce
Violence in U.S. Families
Violence and the Social Organization of the Family
Intimate Partner Violence
Child Abuse and Neglect
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 16 Education
Characteristics of Education in the United States
Education as a Conserving Force
Mass Education
Local Control of Education
Competitive Nature of U.S. Education
"Sifting" and "Sorting" Function of Schools
Preoccupation with Order and Control
Education and Inequality
Financing Public Education
Family Economic Resources
Higher Education and Stratification
Segregation
Tracking and Teachers' Expectations
Possibilities for Promoting Equality of Opportunity
Universal Preschool Programs
Free Education
The Role of Government
Reducing Class and School Size
Attracting and Retaining Excellent Teachers
Extending the School Day and Year
Holding Educators Accountable
Reforming the Educational Philosophy of Schools
Restructuring Society
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 17Health and Health Care Delivery
The Crisis in Health Care: Cost and Coverage
Rising Health Care Costs
The Uninsured and Underinsured
Unequal Access to Health Care
Social Class
Race
Gender
Class, Race, and Gender: Who Wins and Who Loses in the Battle against HIV/AIDS?
Changing Social Organization of Health Care Delivery
Fee for Service System
Shift to Managed Care
Shift from Private to For.Profit Hospitals
Toward a Better Health Care System: Some Alternatives
Reforms within the Medical Community
National Health Insurance
Societal Changes
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Chapter 18National Security in the 21st Century
The Threat of Nuclear Weapons
The Threat of Climate Change
The Threat of Terrorism
The U. S. Military Establishment
The Size of the Military
The Cost of Maintaining U. S. Military Superiority
U. S. National Security and the War on Terror
Precursors to the 9/11 Attacks
The Precipitating Event
A Rush to War
The War in Iraq
The Occupation: What Went Wrong?
Consequences of the U. S. Responses to 9/11
The Costs of War
The Legacy of War
Strategies to Combat the New Terrorism
Lesson I: Military Might Alone Does Not Make a Nation Secure
Lesson II; Vengeance is Self-Defeating
Lesson III: The Solution to Terrorism is to Address Its Root Causes
Lesson IV: In Planning for War, the Question Guiding the Plan Must Be: How Does the Conflict End?
Lesson V: The U. S. Goal of Spreading Democracy in the Middle East Will Likely Fail
Lesson VI: The Path to the Moral High Ground Goes Through International Organizations and International Law
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference
Part Six: Solutions
Chapter 19Progressive Plan to Solve Society's Social Problems
Sociology, Social Problems, and Social Change
Sociological Paradox: Structure and Agency
Sociological Imagination and Social Problems
Sociological Dilemma: Recognition and Rejection
Progressive Principles to Guide Public Policy
Is a Progressive Social Policy Possible?
Should a Progressive Plan Be Adopted by U.S. Society?
Financing the Progressive Agenda
Is There Any Hope of Instituting a Social Agenda Based on Progressive Principles?
Human Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up
Individuals Protesting and Organizing for Change
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Websites for Further Reference