Social Problems /
Kornblum, William
Social Problems / William Kornblum, [and] Joseph Julian - Thirteenth Edition - United States of America : Pearson, c2009 - xxi, 570 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems -- 2 Problems of Health and Health Care -- 3 Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment -- 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs -- 5 Crime and Violence -- 6 Poverty Amid Affluence -- 7 Racism, Prejudice, and DIscrimination -- 8 Gender and Sexuality -- 9 An Aging Society -- 10 The Changing Family -- 11 Problems of Education -- 12 Problems of Work and the Economy -- 13 Urban Problems -- 14 Population and Immigration -- 15 Technology and the Environment -- 16 War and Global Insecurity -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index.
"This thirteenth edition of Social Problems appears during a period of intense political debate in the United States, a debate that is fueled, in part, by the continuing conflict in Iraq and the Middle East, by the threats of global warming, natural disasters, and food insecurity in many regions of the world, and by the rise of China, India, and Iran as new economic and political powers on the world scene. During the life of this edition, the United States will have a new president and Congress. A new federal administrations will no doubt develop policies to address issues such as the crisis in health care for low-income Americans, the erosion of the United States' reputation in the Islamic world and elsewhere, and much more. Does that mean we can expect enormous progress toward solving domestic and global social problems? Not likely, because the problems discussed in this text have been with us for generations and do not admit of easy solutions. But no doubt there will be changes in policy based on trends that we can already determine." -- Preface
136016480
SOCIAL PROBLEMS--US
US--SOCIAL CONDITIONS--1980-
HN 59.2 .K67 2009
Social Problems / William Kornblum, [and] Joseph Julian - Thirteenth Edition - United States of America : Pearson, c2009 - xxi, 570 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems -- 2 Problems of Health and Health Care -- 3 Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment -- 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs -- 5 Crime and Violence -- 6 Poverty Amid Affluence -- 7 Racism, Prejudice, and DIscrimination -- 8 Gender and Sexuality -- 9 An Aging Society -- 10 The Changing Family -- 11 Problems of Education -- 12 Problems of Work and the Economy -- 13 Urban Problems -- 14 Population and Immigration -- 15 Technology and the Environment -- 16 War and Global Insecurity -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index.
"This thirteenth edition of Social Problems appears during a period of intense political debate in the United States, a debate that is fueled, in part, by the continuing conflict in Iraq and the Middle East, by the threats of global warming, natural disasters, and food insecurity in many regions of the world, and by the rise of China, India, and Iran as new economic and political powers on the world scene. During the life of this edition, the United States will have a new president and Congress. A new federal administrations will no doubt develop policies to address issues such as the crisis in health care for low-income Americans, the erosion of the United States' reputation in the Islamic world and elsewhere, and much more. Does that mean we can expect enormous progress toward solving domestic and global social problems? Not likely, because the problems discussed in this text have been with us for generations and do not admit of easy solutions. But no doubt there will be changes in policy based on trends that we can already determine." -- Preface
136016480
SOCIAL PROBLEMS--US
US--SOCIAL CONDITIONS--1980-
HN 59.2 .K67 2009
