TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mooney,Linda A.
AU  - Knox,David
AU  - Schacht,Caroline
TI  - Understanding social problems
SN  - 0534587526 (pbk.)
U1  - 361.10973 22
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Wadsworth/Thomson Learning
KW  - Social problems
KW  - United States
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1980-
N1  - 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
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