Understanding social problems /
Linda A. Mooney, David Knox, Caroline Schacht.
- 3rd edition
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2002.
- xxi, 577 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Thinking about social problems What is a social problems Elements of social structure and culture Personal Beliefs about various Social problems The sociological Imagination Theoretical Perspective
SECTION 1 PROBLEMS OF WELL-BEING Chapter 2 Illness and health care crisis The global context: patterns of health and diseases HIV/AIDS: A global health concern Mental illness: The Invisible epidemic Social theories of illness and health care Social factors associated with health and illness Etc.
CHAPTER 3 Alcohol and other drugs The global context: drug use and abuse Sociological theories of drugs use and abuse Frequently used and illegal drugs Self and society Social problems Etc.
Chapter 4 Crime and Violence The global context: International crime and violence Sources of crime statics Sociological theories of crime and violence Types of crime Demographic patterns of crime Etc.
Chapter 5 Family problems The global context: families of the world Sociological theories of family problems
SECTION 2 PROBLEMS OF HUMAN DIVERSITY Chapter 6 The young and the old The global context: The young and the old around the world Youth and aging Sociological theories of age inequality Problems of young in America Etc.
Chapter 7 Race and ethnic relations The global context: Diversity worldwide Sociological theories of race and ethnical Prejudice and racism Discrimination against racial and ethnical Focus on technology Etc.
Chapter 8 Gender Inequality The global context: The status of women and men Sociological theories of gender Inequality Gender stratification: structural sexism The social construction of gender roles: cultural sexism. Social problems and traditional gender role socialization Etc.
Chapter 9 Sexual orientation The global context: A world view of laws pertaining to homosexuality Homosexuality and Bisexuality in the united states: Prevalence and explanation Sociological theories of sexual orientation Heterosexism, Homophobia and Biphobia Etc.
SECTION 3 PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY AND POWER Chapter 10 The haves and the have-nots The global context: Poverty and economic Inequality around the world Sociological theories of poverty and economic Inequality Wealth, economic Inequality, and poverty in the United states Consequences of poverty and economic Inequality Strategies for action: Antipoverty programs Etc.
Chapter 11 Work and Unemployment The global context: The economy in the twenty-first century Sociological theories of work and the economy Problems of work and unemployment Strategies for action: response to worker's concern Understanding work and Unemployment
Chapter 12 Problems in Education The global Context: Cross- cultural variations on education Sociological theories of education Who succeeds? the Inequality of educational attainment Problems in the American educational system Strategies for action: trends and Innovations in American education Etc.
Chapter 13 Cities in Crisis The global context: A world view of urbanization Sociological theories of urbanization Cities and social problems Strategies for action: Saving our cites Understanding cities in crisis
SECTION 4 PROBLEMS OF MODERNIZATION Chapter 14 Population and Environmental problems The Global Context: A World View of population Growth Sociological Theories of population and Environmental problems Social problems Related to population Growth Strategies for Action: Slowing population growth Hazards Associated with Computers Etc.
Chapter 15 Science and Technology The Global Context: The technological Revolution Sociological Theories of Science and Technology Technology and the Transformation of Society Social Consequences of Science and Technology Strategic for Action: Controlling Science and Technology Etc.
Chapter 16 Conflict around the World The Global context: conflict in a Changing World Sociological Theories of Conflict and War Causes of War Etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-560) and indexes: p. 561-577.