Understanding social problems / Linda A. Mooney, David Knox, Caroline Schacht.

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.