Overview
SOCIAL PROBLEMS: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS provides a clear and concise description and analysis of major social problems in the United States. The text stimulates interest in understanding and doing something about resolving social problems by presenting and describing solutions for each problem discussed. Provides an understanding of sociological theories and research that explains the nature of social problems and possible resolutions.
Synopsis
SOCIAL PROBLEMS: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS provides a clear and concise description and analysis of major social problems in the United States. The text stimulates interest in understanding and doing something about resolving social problems by presenting and describing solutions for each problem discussed. Provides an understanding of sociological theories and research that explains the nature of social problems and possible resolutions.
Booknews
The new edition of a textbook dedicated to a sociological understanding American social problems and proposed solutions. Written for undergraduates, the text covers crime and delinquency, emotional and behavioral problems, drug abuse, racism and ethnocentrism, poverty, health care, education, big business and work, terrorism, urban problems, and the environment. The analysis of problems and the solutions that are mentioned rarely deviate from safe mainstream discourse. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)