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Community, Policy, and Social Action

Sixth Edition

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Social Problems

SAGE Publications, Inc

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Part I. Social Problems—Personal Troubles or Public Issues?
 
Chapter 1: Sociology and the Study of Social Problems
 
Part II. The Bases of Inequality
 
Chapter 2: Social Class and Poverty
 
Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity
 
Chapter 4: Gender
 
Chapter 5: Sexual Orientation
 
Chapter 6: Age
 
Chapter 7: Families
 
Chapter 8: Education
 
Chapter 9: Work and the Economy
 
Chapter 10: Health and Medicine
Sociological Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Medicine

 
Health Inequalities and Problems

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Chapter 11: The Media
Sociological Perspectives on the Media

 
The Media and Social Problems

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Part III. Our Social and Physical Worlds
 
Chapter 12: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Sociological Perspectives on Drug Abuse

 
What Is Drug Abuse?

 
The Problems of Drug Abuse

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Chapter 13: Crime and Criminal Justice
Sociological Perspectives on Crime

 
Sources of Crime Statistics

 
Types of Crime

 
The Inequalities of Crime—Offenders and Victims

 
Our Current Response to Crime

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Chapter 14: Urbanization and Population Growth
Urban Sociology and Demography

 
The Processes of Urbanization and Suburbanization

 
Population Growth and Composition

 
Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization and Population Growth

 
The Consequences of Urbanization and Population Growth

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Chapter 15: The Environment
Environmental Problems Are Human Problems

 
Sociological Perspectives on Environmental Problems

 
Social Problems and the Environment

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Chapter 16: War and Terrorism
Defining Conflict

 
Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism

 
The Problems of War and Terrorism

 
Community, Policy, and Social Action

 
 
Part IV. Individual Action and Social Change
 
Chapter 17: Social Problems and Social Action
Understanding Social Movements

 
How Do Social Movements Begin?

 
How Have Reform Movements Made a Difference?

 
Making the Last Connection

 
 
Glossary
 
References
 
Photo Credits
 
Index

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