Overview
This new edition provides a comprehensive, theoretically balanced, humanistic and student-centered approach to studying social problems. Its widely praised features and pedagogy actively engage readers like no other textbook on the market. In a sea of dull, expensive hardcover texts, UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS is a lively, affordable, attractive paperback introduction to the study of social problems.Synopsis
A text featuring powerful stories of real people struggling with challenges created by social problems. Discusses how social structure and culture contribute to society's problems, and presents examples of alternative solutions and policies. Chapter organization reflects a progression from micro to macro level. This second edition offers expanded coverage of global issues and technology, and includes boxes on personal experiences, sociological research, and race, class, and gender. Other learning features are critical thinking questions and key terms. The author is affiliated with East Carolina University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Booknews
New edition of a text that examines how the social structure and culture of society contribute to social problems and their consequences. The 16 chapters cover problems of well being, human diversity, inequality and power, and modernization. Each chapter begins with a vignette that illustrates the current relevance of the topic in question. Other features include social surveys to help students assess their own attitudes, personal experiences of individuals who have been affected by the social problem under discussion, examples of social science research, and information on how technology may contribute to social problems and their solutions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)