Social problems : community, policy, and social action /: community, policy, and social action. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anna Leon-Guerrero.
• Authors: Leon-Guerrero, Anna
• Contents: Part I. Social Problems—Personal Troubles or Public Issues?; Chapter 1: Sociology and the Study of Social Problems; Using Our Sociological Imagination; What Is a Social Problem?; Understanding the Sociological Perspective; The Science of Sociology; The Transformation From Problem to Solution; Making Sociological Connections; Sociology at Work: Doing Sociology; Part II. The Bases of Inequality; Chapter 2: Social Class and Poverty; What Does It Mean to Be Poor?; Sociological Perspectives on Social Class and Poverty; The Consequences of Poverty; Responding to Class Inequalities; Sociology at Work: Critical Thinking; Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity; Defining Race and Ethnicity; Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Integration; Sociological Perspectives on Inequalities Based on Race and Ethnicity; The Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Inequalities; Responding to Racial and Ethnic Inequalities; Sociology at Work: Sociology as a Science – Values vs. Facts; Chapter 4: Gender; Sociological Perspectives on Gender Inequality; The Consequences of Gender Inequality; Responding to Gender Inequalities; Sociology at Work: Sociology as a Science – Theory and Data; Chapter 5: Sexual Orientation; Sociological Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Inequality; Sexual Orientation and Inequality; Responding to Sexual Orientation Inequalities; Sociology at Work: Internships and Service Learning; Chapter 6: Age and Aging; Our Aging World; Sociological Perspectives on Age, Aging, and Inequality; The Consequences of Age Inequality; Responding to Age Inequalities; Sociology At Work: Social Work; Part III. OUR SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS; Chapter 7: Families; Myths of the Family; Sociological Perspectives on the Family; Problems in the Family; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology At Work: Paralegals and Legal Assistants; Chapter 8: Education; The New Educational Standard; Exploring Social Problems: Educational Attainment in the U.S; Sociological Perspectives on Education; Problems and Challenges in American Education; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Afterschool Education; Chapter 9: Work and the Economy; The Changing Nature of Work; Sociological Perspectives on Work; Problems in Work and the Economy; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Law; Chapter 10: Health and Medicine; Sociological Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Medicine; Health Inequalities and Problems; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Medicine; Chapter 11: The Media; Sociological Perspectives on the Media; The Media and Social Problems; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Software Development; Part IV. Our Social and Physical Worlds; Chapter 12: Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Sociological Perspectives on Drug Abuse; What Is Drug Abuse?; The Problems of Drug Abuse; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Public Health; Chapter 13: Crime and Criminal Justice; Sociological Perspectives on Crime; Sources of Crime Statistics; Types of Crime; The Inequalities of Crime—Offenders and Victims; Our Current Response to Crime; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Probation and Parole Officers; Chapter 14: Urbanization; Urban Sociology and Demography; The Processes of Urbanization and Suburbanization; Population Growth and Composition; Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization; The Consequences of Urbanization; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Nonprofit Work; Chapter 15: The Environment; Environmental Problems Are Human Problems; Sociological Perspectives on Environmental Problems; Social Problems and the Environment; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Research; Chapter 16: War and Terrorism; Defining Conflict; Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism; The Problems of War and Terrorism; Community, Policy, and Social Action; Sociology at Work: Working and Volunteering Abroad; Part V. Individual Action and Social Change; Chapter 17: Social Problems and Social Action; Social Problems and Their Solutions; Understanding Social Movements; In Focus: Student Activism; How Do Social Movements Begin?; How Have Reform Movements Made a Difference?; Making the Last Connection; Glossary; References; Photo Credits; Index;
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 361.10973; Social problems -- United States; Social problems; Critical thinking
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483369365
• Related ISBNs: 9781483369372
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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