TY - BOOK AU - Kornblum,William AU - Julian,Joseph AU - Smith,Carolyn D. TI - Social problems SN - 0138162409 U1 - 301 22 PY - 1992/// CY - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Sociology KW - Social problems KW - United States N1 - Contents Preface Chapter1 Sociological perspectives on social problems What is social problem? Sociological perspectives on social problems, etc Chapter 2 Problems of physical health Health care as social problem The scope of health care problems in America, etc Chapter 3 Mental illness Mental illness as social problem The social construction of mental illness, etc Chapter 4 Sex-Related social problems Sex as social problem Homosexuality, etc Chapter 5 Alcohol and other drugs The nature of the problems Alcohol use and abuse, etc Chapter 6 Crime and Criminals The nature of the crime Types of crimes and criminals, etc Chapter 7 Violence The concept of violence Explanations of violence, etc Chapter 8 Poverty and Affluence The Haves and the Haves-Nots Poverty and social class, etc Chapter 9 Prejudice and Discrimination The meaning of the 'minority' Defining prejudice and discrimination, etc Chapter 10 Sex roles and Inequality Traditional sex roles The nature of sexism, etc Chapter 11 An Aging society Perspectives on aging The elderly in America today, etc Chapter 12 The changing family The nature of families Divorce, etc Chapter 13 Problems of public Education Sociological perspectives on education Education: An institution under fire, etc Chapter 14 Corporations, workers, and consumers Big business and corporate power Work in corporate America, etc Chapter 15 Urban problems The American city Theories of urbanism, etc Charter 16 Population and Immigration The world population The US population, etc Chapter 17 Technology and the Environment Defining technology Technological Dualism, etc Chapter 18 War and Terrorism The nature of the problem Military technol.ogy and conduct of the war, etc ; Includes Glossary : p.519-524 . _ Bibliography : p. 525 - 549 . _ Index : p.547-562 ER -