Social Problems: Readings with Four Questions (Wadsworth Sociology Reader Series) - Softcover

Charon, Joel M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534514065 ISBN 13: 9780534514068

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

A unique and groundbreaking collection of 58 articles, organized in 13 thematic sections, that takes a structural/conflict approach yet lets the voices of those impacted by social problems be heard. The articles are a mix of classic and contemporary readings that cover a wide range of issues in the United States and the world. The introductory article, written by the author, focuses on four questions that students are urged to apply throughout the reader: What is the problem? What makes the problem a "social problem"? What causes the problem? What can be done? This Four Questions approach gives students a consistent sociological framework within which to analyze social problems. The articles have been painstakingly selected to hold student interest, highlight contemporary social problems, and help professors show students how to think sociologically about the social problems around us.

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Synopsis

This reader for sociology students contains essays by writers such as Michael Parenti and Susan Faludi on a myriad of social problems. Following Charon's (Minnesota State U.) introductory chapters, the contributions are arranged into sections on, for example, economic, racial, and gender inequality as well as social problems related to the family,

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534514065
• ISBN 13: 9780534514068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480