How can we solve our social problems?. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James A. Crone.
• Other Names: Crone, James A
• Contents: And How Sociology Can Help; Barriers to Solving Our Social Problems; Possibilities for Solving Our Social Problems; How Can Sociology Help to Solve Social Problems?; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 3: How Can We Solve the Problem of Increasing Inequality?; Definition and Statistics; Causes of Growing Inequality; Consequences of Growing Inequality; Options We Have With Inequality; What Should We Do?; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 4: How Can We Solve the Problem of Poverty?; Assumptions We Can Make About Solving Poverty; What Can We Do?; Concluding On an Optimistic Note; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 5: How Can We Solve the Problem of Racial/Ethnic Inequality?; Now, And Where to Next?; What Might Racial/Ethnic Equality Mean?; What More Can We Do?; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 6: How Can We Solve the Problem of Gender Inequality?; What Can We Do?; Concluding Thoughts; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 7: How Can We Solve the Problem of Unequal Education?; What Can We Do?; Problems That Prevent Us From Having Excellent Public Schools; Tax Money for Schools; Positive Consequences; What Will Not Work If We Want Excellent Public Education: The Voucher System; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 8: How Can We Solve the Problem of Crime?; What Can We Do?; A Dilemma: Capitalism and Crime; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 9: How Can We Solve the Problem of Drugs?; Keep the Current Policy; Legalize Drugs for Adults; Take a Step-by-Step Approach by Legalizing One Drug at a Time; Where to Go From Here?;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (344 pages)
• Subjects: 306.0973; Social problems; Sociology; Social problems -- United States; United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506304854; 1506304850
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