This text provides an understanding of major social problems facing the United States - their causes, consequences, likely future course and what can be done about them. It provides students with the basic data and the sociological frameworks for interpreting those data.
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Social Problems by James M. Henslin
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Table of Contents
Part 1 The sociology of social problems: How Sociologists View Social Problems - The Abortion Dilemma. Interpreting Social Problems - Ageing. Part 2 Norm violations in social context: Prositution, Homosexuality, and Pornography. Alcohol and Other Drugs. Violence in Society - Rape and Murder. Crime and Criminal Justice. Part 3 Problems of social inequality: Economic Problems - Wealth and Poverty. Race and Ethnic Relations. Sex Discriminaation. Medical Care - Problems of Physical and Mental Illness. Part 4 Social change and megaproblems: The Changing Family. Urban Problems. Population and Food. The Environmental Crisis. War, Terrorism, and the Balance of Power.
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