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Chapter 1: Understanding Social Problems. 1.1 What Is a Social Problem? 1.2 Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems. 1.3 Continuity and Change in Social Problems. 1.4 Doing Research on Social Problems. 1.5 End-of-Chapter Material.
Features an applied approach that looks at the interplay between research and policy in finding solutions, along with a built-in student study guide. Sullivan's Introduction to Social Problems explores the nature and extent of social problems, documents the advances and setbacks that we have made as a society, and analyzes what works and what ...
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Oct 23, 2019 · Accordingly, I devote this section to a necessarily high-level review of major studies which exemplify the development of critical-historical theories in relation to particular datasets and social issues. Table 1 describes 15 studies that have appeared throughout the existence of modern social psychology (dating back to the 1920s). They are ...
- Daniel Sullivan
- 2020
Feb 2, 2015 · Introduction to Social Problems explores the many social issues that continue to plague the United States. Discussing and analyzing the extent and nature of various problems and their potential solutions, the book stands as a guidepost for people with an interest in “helping” professions — sociologists, educators, social workers, etc ...
Personal troubles refer to a problem affecting individuals that the affected individual, as well as other members of society, typically blame on the individual’s own personal and moral failings. Examples include such different problems as eating disorders, divorce, and unemployment. Public issues, whose source lies in the social structure and ...
Earl Rubington, Martin S. Weinberg. Oxford University Press, 2003 - Political Science - 366 pages. This critically acclaimed volume delineates seven sociological perspectives used to examine social problems--social pathology, social disorganization, value conflict, deviant behavior, labeling, the critical perspective, and social constructionism.
Jan 6, 2015 · Introduction to Social Problems explores the many social issues that continue to plague the United States. Discussing and analyzing the extent and nature of various problems and their potential solutions, the book stands as a guidepost for people with an interest in “helping” professions — sociologists, educators, social workers, etc.
- Thomas J. Sullivan
