Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action - Softcover

Leon-Guerrero, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506362729 ISBN 13: 9781506362724

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2018

Synopsis

<p><em><span style="color: #333333; background: white;">Empower your students to become part of the solution.</span></em></p><p><span>The new <strong>Sixth Edition</strong> of Anna Leon-Guerrero&rsquo;s <strong>Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action</strong> goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement to achieve real solutions. With a clear and upbeat tone, this thought-provoking text challenges readers to see the social and structural forces that determine our social problems; to consider various policies and programs that attempt to address these problems; and to recognize and learn how they can be part of the solution to social problems in their own community.</span></p><p><strong><span>New to This Edition</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span>Many of the social policy discussions (including immigration, LGBTQ rights, the Affordable Care Act, and Internet neutrality) have been updated to reflect the most recent government actions and debates.</span></li> <li><span>More recent data, and new data sources, have been incorporated throughout, both in the main narrative and in the "Exploring Social Problems" features.</span></li> <li><span>New &ldquo;Voices in the Community&rdquo; subjects on gender, work and the economy, and war and terrorism appear in several chapters.</span></li> <li><span>New &ldquo;In Focus&rdquo; topics include Black Lives Matters, assault weapons, and college drug problems.</span></li> <li><span>The chapter on gender has been substantially updated with new or expanded coverage of binary/cisgender/transgender identification, gender nonconformity discrimination, sexual misconduct on college campuses, and the rights of trans and intersex individuals.</span></li> <li><span>Other new or expanded coverage elsewhere includes economic anxiety, robotization in the workplace, white nationalists, feminist theories about race, &ldquo;fake&rdquo; news, net neutrality, community policing, gentrification and segregation in U.S. cities, and the immigration and environmental policies of the Trump administration.</span></li></ul><br>

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About the Author

Anna Leon-Guerrero is a professor of sociology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. A recipient of the university’s Faculty Excellence Award and the K. T. Tang Award for Excellence in Research, she teaches courses on statistics, sociological theory, and social problems. As a social service program evaluator and consultant, she has focused her research on welfare reform, employment strategies for the working poor, and program assessment. She is the coauthor of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society and Essentials of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society (with Chava Frankfort-Nachmias).

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506362729
• ISBN 13: 9781506362724
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 488