Understanding Social Problems - Softcover

Mooney, Linda A; Knox, David; Schacht, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 049581296X ISBN 13: 9780495812968

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Mooney, Knox, and Schacht's UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS uses a theoretically balanced approach, student-centered approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of social problems. The text progresses from a micro- to macro-level of analysis, focusing first on such problems as illness and health care, drugs and alcohol, and family problems, and then broadening to the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, environmental problems, and conflict around the world. The social problem in each chapter is framed in a global as well as U.S. context. In every chapter, the three major theoretical perspectives are applied to the social problem under discussion, and the consequences of the problem, as well as alternative solutions, are explored. Pedagogical features such as "The Human Side" and "Self and Society" enable you to grasp how social problems affect the lives of individuals and apply your understanding of social problems to your own life.

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..".it is a complete text, with many overarching themes (among chapters) that can be related to and discussed all semester."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 049581296X
• ISBN 13: 9780495812968
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 599