Introduction to Social Problems
by Sullivan, Thomas J.Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-01-01
Publisher(s): Allyn & Bacon
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Summary
This social problems text features an applied approach that looks at the interplay between research and policy in finding solutions, along with a built-in student study guide. Sullivanrs"sIntroduction to Social Problemsexplores the nature and extent of social problems, documents the advances and setbacks that we as a society have made, and analyzes what works and what doesn't work regarding solutions to today's problems. The author, an applied sociologist, shows how scientific research is used to address and correct some of the most difficult and controversial problems confronting the United States and the world today.
Table of Contents
| Approaches to the Study of Social Problems | |
| What Is a Social Problem? | |
| Theoretical Perspectives on Social Problems | |
| Research on Social Problems | |
| Future Prospects: Solving Social Problems | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Study and Review | |
| Growth of Corporate and Government Power | |
| Types of Economic Systems | |
| The Concentration of Economic and Political Power | |
| Perspectives on the Concentration of Power | |
| Problems Created by the Concentration of Power | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Problems Created by the Concentration of Power | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Family-Related Problems | |
| The Family in Society | |
| Attitudes Toward Marriage and the Family | |
| Divorce | |
| Emerging Family Lifestyles | |
| Violence in the Family | |
| Constructing Family Problems: Media Images | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Health and Illness | |
| Perspectives on Health Care | |
| Health, Illness, and Society | |
| Mental Illness Problems in Health Care | |
| Bioethics: Technology and Health Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Poverty | |
| The Extent of Poverty | |
| Who Are the Poor? | |
| The Causes of Poverty | |
| Future Prospects Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Race and Ethnic Relations | |
| Minority Groups | |
| Sources of Prejudice and Discrimination | |
| Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Gender and Social Inequality | |
| Men and Women in Society | |
| The Socialization of Men and Women | |
| The Extent of Gender Inequality in the United States | |
| A Global Perspective on Gender Inequality | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Age, Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality | |
| Age, Life Course, and Social Structure | |
| Problems of the Young | |
| Problems of the Elderly | |
| Homosexuality and Homophobia | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Crime and Delinquency | |
| Explanations of Crime | |
| Types of Crime | |
| Who Are the Criminals? | |
| The Criminal Justice System | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Alcohol and Other Drugs | |
| Drugs and Their Consequences | |
| The Extent of Drug Abuse in the United States | |
| Explanations of Drug Abuse | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade | |
| Variety in Human Sexuality | |
| Prostitution | |
| Pornography | |
| Perspectives on Sexual Deviance | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review | |
| Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Population Growth and Urbanization | |
| Population Growth | |
| The Growth of Cities | |
| Perspectives on Population and Urban Problems | |
| Consequences of World Population Growth | |
| Problems in Cities in the United States | |
| Future Prospects | |
| Study and Review Researching Social Problems on the Internet | |
| Population Growth and Urbanization | |
| Population Growth | |
| The Growth of Cities | |
| Perspecti | |
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