内容説明
For Social Problems courses.
This best-selling introduction to social problems opens with an overview of the sociological tools and perspectives that are used in the study of social problems. The text provides a solid foundation by discussing fundamental changes and problems in the four basic social institutions-economy, government, education, and family-before examining more specific topics, such as health care or poverty.
目次
1. Sociology and Social Problems.
I. TROUBLED INSTITUTIONS.
2. Problems of the Family.
3. Problems of Education.
4. Problems of the Economy.
5. Problems of Government.
6. Health and Illness.
II. THE PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY.
7. The Poor.
8. The Ethnic Minorities.
9. The Old and the Young.
10. Women and Men.
III. CONFORMITY AND DEVIANCE.
11. Sexual Behavior.
12. Drug Use.
13. Crime and Violence.
IV. PROBLEMS OF A CHANGING WORLD.
14. Urbanization.
15. Population.
16. The Environment.
17. The Global Divide: Problems of International Inequality.
18. Warfare, Terrorism and International Conflict.
Epilogue: Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century: Looking Forward and Looking Back.
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