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