Social Problems: A Service Learning Approach - Softcover

Baker, Christopher W.; Dolgon, Corey W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761929479 ISBN 13: 9780761929475

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

In this unique new text, Corey Dolgon integrates an innovative case study approach into a comprehensive introduction that helps students understand how they can address social problems in their communities by applying basic theories and concepts. He stresses how a sociological imagination not only informs how students understand the root causes of social ills but also offers powerful tools for engaging in solutions.

Key Features:

· Engaging chapter-opening case studies

· Each chapter includes a detailed set of definitions and statistical portraits of problems

· Historical segments trace how particular problems have evolved

· The end-of-chapter feature "Voices from the Field" highlights a particular individual who is currently working to address the root causes of social problems.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

Review:

“This book empowers the powerless and gives sociologists and their students a new vantage point for understanding.”
(Judith Blau 2010-05-13)

“Rich in examples of real service learning projects, this fresh look at social problems provides a unique text--both theoretical and practical―resulting in an exquisite book for service-learning courses of all kinds.”
(Dwight E. Giles Jr. 2010-05-13)

“If you want to go beyond what's wrong to what you can do about it, get this book.”
(Randy Stoecker 2010-05-13)

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0761929479
• ISBN 13: 9780761929475
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 472