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This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is a good choice for any social problems course-in combination with Henslin' Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth Approach, another social problems text, or by itself.
Seeing the Social Context can be ordered separately or value-packed with Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Eighth Edition, for an additional $5 net. The package ISBN is: 0-205-59088-8.
Article 1 The Sociological Perspective: "The Forest for the Trees," by Allan G. Johnson
Article 2 Aging: "Maintaining Identity While Preparing for Death," by David R. Unruh
Article 3 HumanSexual behavior: " Reactions to Being a Lesbian," by Nancy Naples
Article 4 Alcohol and Other Drugs: "Upper-Level Drug Dealers and Smugglers," by Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler
Article 5 Violence in Society: "'Riding the Bull at Gilley's': Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape," by Diana Scully and Joseph Marolla
Article 6 Crime and Criminal Justice: "Police Accounts of Normal Force," by Jennifer Hunt
Article 7 Economic Problems: "The Lives of Homeless Women," Elliot Liebow
Article 8 Race and Ethnic Relations: "The Racist Mind," by Raphael Ezekiel
Article 9 Sex Discrimination: "Women in the Military," by Laura L. Miller
Article 10 Medical Care: "On Being Sane in Insane Places," by David L. Rosenhan
Article 11 Family: "Ambiguous Loss," by Celia Jaes Falicov
Article 12 Urban Problems: "A Sociological Analysis of the Law of Vagrancy," by William J. Chambliss
Article 13 Population and Food: "Why Can't People Feed Themselves?" by Francis Moore Laape and Joseph Collins
Article 14 The Environment: "Easter's End," by Jared Diamond
Article 15 War and Terrorism: "Child Soldiers," by Mike Wessells