
Introduction to Social Problems Plus NEW MySocLab for Social Problems -- Access Card Package
Thomas J. Sullivan(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published on 14. May 2015
Book
Mixed media product
504 pages
978-0-13-412695-1 (ISBN)
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Researching, Analyzing, and Understanding U.S. Social Issues
Introduction to Social Problems explores the many social issues that continue to plague the United States. Discussing and analyzing the extent and nature of various problems and their potential solutions, the book stands as a guidepost for people with an interest in "helping" professions - sociologists, educators, social workers, etc.
Through a sociological lens, students are able to gauge recurrent social issues and examine the benefits and possibilities of solutions. The Tenth Edition teaches students to apply research and knowledge to solve some of our nation's most crippling problems.
0134126955 / 9780134126951 Introduction to Social Problems plus MySocLab for Social Problems- Access Card Package, 10/e
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0205896464 / 9780205896462 Introduction to Social Problems, 10/e
0134106911 / 9780134106915 MySocLab for Social Problems Access Card
Introduction to Social Problems, Tenth Edition is also available via REVEL (TM), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.
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For courses in Social Problems
This package includes MySocLab (R)
Researching, Analyzing, and Understanding U.S. Social Issues
Introduction to Social Problems explores the many social issues that continue to plague the United States. Discussing and analyzing the extent and nature of various problems and their potential solutions, the book stands as a guidepost for people with an interest in "helping" professions - sociologists, educators, social workers, etc.
Through a sociological lens, students are able to gauge recurrent social issues and examine the benefits and possibilities of solutions. The Tenth Edition teaches students to apply research and knowledge to solve some of our nation's most crippling problems.
0134126955 / 9780134126951 Introduction to Social Problems plus MySocLab for Social Problems- Access Card Package, 10/e
Package consists of:
0205896464 / 9780205896462 Introduction to Social Problems, 10/e
0134106911 / 9780134106915 MySocLab for Social Problems Access Card
Introduction to Social Problems, Tenth Edition is also available via REVEL (TM), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.
More details
Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
930 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-412695-1 (9780134126951)
Schweitzer Classification
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Thomas J. Sullivan
Introduction to Social Problems Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package
Book
01/2013
9th Edition
Pearson
€116.03
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Person
Thomas J. Sullivan is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Social Work at Northern Michigan University, specializing in social psychology, research methods, applied sociology, and medical sociology. He earned his undergraduate degree in sociology from San Francisco State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of Sociology: Concepts and Applications in a Diverse World, 8th ed. (Allyn & Bacon, 2009), Methods of Social Research (Wadsworth, 2001), and Applied Sociology: Research and Critical Thinking (Allyn & Bacon, 1992); he is the co-author of Applied Social Research: Tool for the Human Services, 9th ed. (Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2014). Sullivan has published articles in Social Science and Medicine and Humboldt Journal of Social Relations. His applied research has focused on evaluation research of social service delivery in elementary schools and of teen pregnancy prevention and intervention services. He has served in various elected and appointed positions for the American Sociological Association, the Society for Applied Sociology, and the Midwest Sociological Society.
Content
1. Approaches to the Study of Social Problems
2. Concentration of Power: and Political Institutions
3. Family-Related Problems
4. Health and Illness
5. Education, Science, and Technology
6. Poverty
7. Race and Ethnic Relations
8. Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality
9. Age and Social Inequality
10. Crime and Delinquency
11. Alcohol and Other Drugs
12. Prostitution, Pornography,and the Sex Trade
13. Population Growth and Urbanization
14. Environmental Problems
15. Violence, War, and Terrorism
2. Concentration of Power: and Political Institutions
3. Family-Related Problems
4. Health and Illness
5. Education, Science, and Technology
6. Poverty
7. Race and Ethnic Relations
8. Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality
9. Age and Social Inequality
10. Crime and Delinquency
11. Alcohol and Other Drugs
12. Prostitution, Pornography,and the Sex Trade
13. Population Growth and Urbanization
14. Environmental Problems
15. Violence, War, and Terrorism