Social problems

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• Finsterbusch, Kurt

書誌事項

Social problems

editor, Kurt Finsterbusch

（Annual editions）

McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2006-

• 05/06(33th ed.)
• 06/07(34th ed.)
• 07/08(35th ed.)
• 09/10(36th ed.)
• 11/12(38th ed.)
• 13/14(39th ed.)

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06/07-07/08 published by: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series

09/10 published by: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education

11/12, 13/14 published by: New York : McGraw-Hill Connect Learn Succeed

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

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05/06(33th ed.) ISBN 9780073108308

内容説明

This thirty-third edition of "Annual Editions: Social Problems" is a compilation of articles selected from the best of the public press including magazines, newspapers, and journals. This title is supported by Dushkin Online, a student website that provides study support tools and links to related websites.

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UNIT 1. Introduction: The Nature of Social Problems and General Critiques of American Society1. Social Problems: Definitions, Theories, and Analysis, Harold A. Widdison and H. Richard Delaney, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 1995This essay, written specifically for this volume, explores the complexities associated with defining, studying, and attempting to resolve "social" problems. The three major theoretical approaches--symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict--are summarized.2. The Fragmentation of Social Life, D. Stanley Eitzen, Vital Speeches of the Day, July 1, 2000In this essay about America, Stanley Eitzen addresses a crucial problem: the fragmentation of social life. He suggests that America could come apart in the future. Eitzen discusses excessive individualism, heightened personal isolation, increasing inequality, and the deepening racial/ethnic/religious/sexuality divide.3. How to Re-Moralize America, Francis Fukuyama, The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 1999Recently many of the indicators of moral decline have started to show improvement. Francis Fukuyama reports the changes and accepts the challenge of explaining how moral regeneration occurs generally and what caused a potential moral regeneration in the 1990s. In the process he explores the basic sociological questions: What are the sources of value systems? How do they arise and change? In his search for an answer he leads the reader through a sociological detective story.UNIT 2. Problems of the Political EconomyPart A. The Polity 4. Who Rules America?, G. William Domhoff, from Who Rules America? Power and Politics in the Year 2000, The McGraw-Hill Companies/Mayfield, 1997G. William Domhoff is the leading proponent of the power elite view of American Politics as it applies to political influence in America today.5. Rights, Liberties, and Security: Recalibrating the Balance After September 11, Stuart Taylor Jr., Brookings Review, Winter 2003A rule of government is that when dangers increase, liberties shrink. Yes, but how much? Where should the balance be? Stuart Taylor Jr. analyzes the problem starting with the premise that today we face dangers without precedent: a mass movement of militant Islamic terrorists who crave martyrdom, hide in shadows, are fanatically bent on slaughtering as many of us as possible. Taylor calls for a reassessment of the civil liberties rules that restrict the government's investigative powers.6. How the Little Guy Gets Crunched, Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, Time, February 7, 2000Politics means a win for some and a loss for others. The authors show that the campaign contributions of powerful special interests provide gains for the contributor but losses for the little guy.Part B. The Economy 7. Surveying the Global Marketplace, Murray Weidenbaum, USA Today, January 2004According to Murray Weidenbaum the global economy is very mixed up and that is a good thing. The Honda has more parts made in America than the Pontiac. Half of Xerox's employees work abroad. More than half of the revenues of many multinational American companies orginate overseas. Globalization lowers the prices that we pay in the stores but also creates problems and calls for new institutions to manage it. 8. Evaluating Economic Change, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Daedalus, Summer 2004Joseph E. Stiglitz evaluates the costs and benefits of the momentous changes involved in the precesses of globalization. These processes have greatly benefitted some countries and hurt other countries. Surprisingly his economic analysis leads him into an extended discussion of morals. 9. Shopping and Prosperity: The Consumer Economy, Robert J. Samuelson, Current, March/April 2004The consumption side of the economy gets little attention in academia and the media but it is a big part of our lives and the economy. Robert J. Samuelson tells its story including its historical roots, its consequences, and its psychological dimensions. 10. Is Your Job Going Abroad?, Jyoti Thottam, Time, March 1, 2004Part of the debate in the last election was about the shortage of jobs and the number of jobs that are going overseas. Jyoti Thottam provides the data and the issues behind this debate. While politicians argue, however, college students wonder if their future job is about to be given to college graduates in India. According to Thottam they have reason to worry.Part C. Problems of Place11. A Broken Heartland, Jeff Glasser, U.S. News & World Report, May 7, 2001Stories of economic decline are grim. Such is the situation today in many midwest rural counties that are distant from cities. They are dying economically and many residents are moving away, making it harder for those who remain to survive economically. Their history includes heroic struggles against economic hardships but today they fight a losing battle. 12. The Longest Journey, The Economist, November 2-8, 2002Are immigrants on average a drain on the American economy or net contributors? The Economist cites studies showing that in the long run they pay more in taxes than they draw out in expenditures. Some economists even argue that many immigrants are necessary to support the increasing numbers of elderly. But immigration issues are complex and have no easy answers.UNIT 3. Problems of Poverty and InequalityPart A. Inequality and the Poor13. For Richer: How the Permissive Capitalism of the Boom Destroyed American Equality, Paul Krugman, The New York Times Magazine, October 20, 2002The American economy has made the rich very rich in the past three decades but has not been nearly as generous to the poor. As a result the income gap has widened considerably. Paul Krugman details the facts about the growing inequality and explains how it happened.14. The Real Face of Homelessness, Joel Stein, Time, January 20, 2003The bum sleeping on the park bench is not the new face of homelessness. Increasingly the homeless are mothers with children. Joel Stein points out why this is the case and tells the painful stories of some homeless families.Part B. Welfare15. Requiem for Welfare, Evelyn Z. Brodkin, Dissent, Winter 2003The old welfare system has been buried. What is the new welfare system and what has happened to the people who were on the old welfare system? Evelyn Z. Brodkin tackles these issues and criticizes some aspects of the transformed welfare system.Part C. Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Issues16. What's At Stake, Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert, Newsweek, January 27, 2003The issue of affirmative action is in confusion today. It was definitely a badly needed policy in the beginning, and it has accomplished much, and made our society much more fair and just. But is it needed now and is it unfair now? This article clarifies what affirmative action is, where it stands legally today, and how universities should handle the issue.17. Why We Hate, Margo Monteith and Jeffrey Winters, Psychology Today, May/June 2002The authors demonstrate the prevalence of prejudice and hatred in America and explain this in terms of social identity theory. Whenever people are divided into groups, negative attitudes develop toward the out group.Part D. Gender Inequalities and Issues18. Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution, Alice Leuchtag, The Humanist, January/February 2003One of the evil plagues haunting the world today is sex slavery and it is getting worse. It is the product of extreme poverty and considerable profits. The exploitation involved is horrendous. Human rights groups are trying to stop the practice. Alice Leuchtag covers many aspects of this issue. 19. The Battle Over Gay Marriage, John Cloud, Time, March 22, 2004The legal definition of marriage is one of the hot topics of today since Massachusetts has legalized gay marriages. John Cloud reviews the history of and contested viewpoints on this issue. 20. Reversing the "Gender Gap", Joel Wendland, Political Affairs, March 2004Joel Wendland counters the recent magazine articles announcing a gender gap that favors women. Yes girls do better in school than boys and graduate from high school and college in greater numbers, but on many other dimensions of inequality women still substantially trail men.UNIT 4. Institutional ProblemsPart A. The Family21. The American Family, Stephanie Coontz, Life, November 1999Stephanie Coontz explains that modern families are better than the way the media portray them and that families of the past were probably worse. She corrects myths about the modern family with many underreported facts. 22. Living Better: Get Wed, Amy M. Braverman, Current, January 2004Amy Braverman reports on the latest research on the many benefits of marriage that include better physical and mental health, sex life, financial stability for parents, and many benefits for the kids.23. We're Not in the Mood, Kathleen Deveny, Newsweek, June 30, 2003Kathleen Deveny discusses a problem that has not received much attention: that overworked married couples do not have energy for much of a sex life. "Their once steamy love life slowly cooled" sums up her analysis. She also describes ways that couples are trying to resist this trend.Part B. Education24. Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why, John Taylor Gatto, Harper's, September 2003John Taylor Gatto attacks the American school system for preventing children from growing up and for being boring. He suspects that this result is exactly what those who control the school system want schools to be. In arguing his radical thesis, he presents a very provocative history of the evolution of the American school system. 25. How I Joined Teach for America--and Got Sued for $20 Million, Joshua Kaplowitz, City Journal, Winter 2003Most parents think favorably of the schools that their children attend, although some inner city schools are bad. Joshua Kaplowitz' personal story sheds much light on some of the problems.Part C. Health 26. Whose Hospital Is It?, Arthur Allen, Mother Jones, May/June 2004One aspect of the current health care crisis in the U.S. is the closing of many hospitals because they are not making enough profit for the corporations that own them. Arthur Allen reports on this trend along with other health care problems.27. Death Stalks a Continent, Johanna McGeary, Time, February 12, 2001One of the greatest and most painful crises in the world today is the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Johanna McGeary's report on this crisis reveals shocking behavior by families and others toward victims and points out cultural and structural factors which contribute to the crisis.UNIT 5. Crime, Violence, and Law EnforcementPart A. Crime 28. The Criminal Menace: Shifting Global Trends, Gene Stephens, The Futurist, May/June 2003Gene Stephens describes crime trends throughout the world. Overall crime rates in the United States were the highest in the Western world in 1980 but have fallen in the United States and increased in many other nations. Now several Western countries have higher rates. Nevertheless, the U.S. murder rate is still the highest. The author also reviews the competing explanations for the decline of crime in the U.S. 29. The Aggregate Burden of Crime, David A. Anderson, Journal of Law and Economics, October 1999David Anderson makes a valiant effort to compute the annual costs of major types of crime and the net annual total costs of all crime that he claims exceeds $1 trillion or over $4000 per capita. Fraud and cheating on taxes costs Americans over 20 times the costs of theft, burglary, and robbery.Part B. Law Enforcement30. Reasonable Doubts, Stephen Pomper, The Washington Monthly, June 2000Stephen Pomper critically assesses the criminal justice system and recommends strong, badly needed reforms.31. On Patrol, Eli Lehrer, The American Enterprise, June 2001The police have been both strongly praised and strongly criticized this past decade. Now it is time to get up close and personal as the police do their work. Eli Lehrer follows a policewoman on her patrol and lets us see how extremely varied police work is.Part C. Terrorism 32. The Terrorism to Come, Walter Laqueur, Policy Review, August/September 2004Walter Laqueur provides a rich lesson on terrorism from the left-wing revolutionary terrorism of several decades ago to the religiously inspired terrorism of today, which is not a response to poverty conditions. Currently the terrorist war is more cultural than political. 33. Understanding the Terrorist Mind-Set, Randy Borum, The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, July 2003How do terrorists think? If terrorists are our greatest threat today--we need to understand their beliefs, values, and motives. This is what Randy Borum teaches us in this article.UNIT 6. Problems of Population, Environment, Resources, and the FuturePart A. Two Descriptions of the State of the Planet: Population and the Environment 34. Rescuing a Planet Under Stress, Lester R. Brown, The Humanist, November/December 2003Lester Brown summarizes the state of the planet's environment that he portrays as under significant stress, and therefore, requires that significant changes occur throughout the world in how humans use the environment. He proposes solutions that involve "rapid systemic change." 35. The Pentagon and Climate Change, Monthly Review, May 2004The climate change problem has been raised to a higher level of concern because of a Pentagon study of the possible social impacts--including economic and political instability and even war--of an abrupt climate change. In addition to this story this article assesses the seriousness of the negative impacts of global warming, the possibility of abrupt climate change, and some of the hindrances to addressing the problems.Part B. Technological Issues36. The Future of Humanity, Colin Tudge, New Statesman, April 8, 2002DNA research has opened up breathtaking possibilities and excrutiating moral dilemmas at the same time. Now society has to decide whether to continue to leave the creation of humans to providence or evolution, or to genetically engineer our offspring. In this article, Colin Tudge presents the issues, options, and debates. 37. The Secret Nuclear War, Eduardo Goncalves, The Ecologist, April 2001An extremely consequential technology is nuclear. The energy it produces has greatly benefited mankind, but at what price? Eduardo Goncalves reports on all the nuclear accidents, testings, experiments, leaks, production, cover-ups, and storage and reuse materials that he can find out about. The death toll could be as high as 175 million, and the shameful behavior of countless agencies that he reports on is shocking.Part C. The Future 38. The Globalization of Politics: American Foreign Policy for a New Century, Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, Brookings Review, Winter 2003Since the Berlin wall came down the bipolar world power arrangement disintegrated and the new world power arrangement is not entirely clear. The authors focus on the globalization of politics and the appropriate role of the United States.39. Community Building: Steps Toward a Good Society, Amitai Etzioni, Current, January 2001As America becomes more diverse and more unequal, can we build community? Identity politics have partly corrected past injustices, "but have also divided the nation along group lines." According to Amitai Etzioni a new thrust is needed. He reviews the threats to community and recommends communitarian solutions including ways to curb inequality, ways to increase bonding, and ways to increase value commitments. 40. Sleepwalking Through the Apocalypse, William Van Dusen Wishard, Vital Speeches of the Day, September 1, 2003William Van Dusen Wishard is president of a firm that does research on trends and he begins this article by describing ten key world-wide trends that suggest "we've come to the end of the world, as we've known it." The world is becoming global economically, socially, and psychologically. The growth of international travel, migration, and communication are transforming world institutions and cultures. To cope we need a world consciousness.

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07/08(35th ed.) ISBN 9780073397344

内容説明

This Thirty-Fifth Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

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Unit 1 Introduction: The Nature of Social Problems and General Critiques of American Society 1. 15200 Social Problems: Definitions, Theories, and Analysis, Harold A. Widdison and H. Richard Delaney, Social Problems: Definitions, Theories, and Analysis, 1995This essay, written specifically for this volume, explores the complexities associated with defining, studying, and attempting to resolve "social" problems. The three major theoretical approaches-symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict-are summarized. 2. 27890 The Fragmentation of Social Life, D. Stanley Eitzen, Vital Speeches of the Day, July 1, 2000 In this essay about America, Stanley Eitzen addresses a crucial problem: the fragmentation of social life. He suggests that America could come apart in the future. Eitzen discusses excessive individualism, heightened personal isolation, increasing inequality, and the deepening racial/ethnic/religious/sexuality divide. 3. 25162 How to Re-Moralize America, Francis Fukuyama, The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 1999 Recently many of the indicators of moral decline have started to show improvement. Francis Fukuyama reports the changes and accepts the challenge of explaining how moral regeneration occurs generally and what caused a potential moral regeneration in the 1990s. In the process he is forced to explore the basic sociological question: What are the sources of value systems? How do they arise and change? In his search for an answer he leads the reader through a sociological detective story.Unit 2 Problems of the Political EconomyPart A. The Polity4.22266 Who Rules America?, G. William Domhoff, Who Rules America? Power and Politics in the Year 2000, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997G. William Domhoff is the leading proponent of the power elite view of American politics as it applies to political influence in America today. 5. 41783 Sugar Daddies, Jason Lee Steorts, National Review, July 18, 2005 Everyone knows that money influences politics to the detriment of the public good, but it is helpful to know the details of a specific informative case. Jason Lee Steorts reports on the sugar lobby as such a case. 6. 45603 Our Incompetent Government, Richard A. Posner, The New Republic, November 14, 2005 Richard A. Posner makes a serious charge against the U.S. government, which has been repeatedly proven incompetent in anticipating disasters and dealing with them. U.S. government performance is so bad as to require extensive explanation. 7. 36243 Rights, Liberties, and Security: Recalibrating the Balance After Sept. 11, Stuart Taylor, Jr., Brookings Review, Winter 2003 A rule of government is that when dangers increase liberties shrink. Yes, but how much? Where should the balance be? Stuart Taylor, Jr. analyzes the problem. Starting with the premise that "today we face dangers without precedent: a mass movement of militant Islamic terrorists who crave martyrdom, hide in shadows, are fanatically bent on slaughtering as many of us as possible and-if they can-using nuclear truck bombs to obliterate New York or Washington or both." Taylor calls for a reassessment of the civil liberties rules that restrict the government's investigative powers.Part B. The Economy 8. 38978 Evaluating Economic Change, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Daedalus, Summer 2004 Stiglitz evaluates the costs and benefits of the momentous changes involved in the processes of globalization. These processes have greatly benefited some countries and hurt other countries. Surprisingly, his economic analysis leads him into an extended discussion of morals. 9. 45604 The New Rules, Betsy Morris and Patricia Neering, Fortune, July 24, 2006 This article states that the principles that make for effective large corporations are changing because the corporate environment is changing. The old rules of being the big dog, cutting out the weak, and doing all for shareholder value undercut the long term. The new rules are being agile and innovative, networked, and to enthrone the customer. 10. 41730 Born to Buy, Juliet Schor, Dollars & Sense, September/October 2004 The consumption side of the economy is quite dynamic today and Juliet Schor discusses some of its major findings in this article, including the fact that the materialism that undergirds the consumer society "undermines well-being in lots of different ways.... People who are more materialistic are more depressed, they're more anxious, they have less vitality, they connect less-well with people, they have more stomach aches and headaches."Part C. Problems of Place 11. 45539 Ecopolis Now, Fred Pearce, New Scientist, June 17, 2006 The thesis of this article is that rightly constructed cities are essential to saving the ecology of the planet. Current cities are ecodisasters. Dedensifying cities is not the answer. Redesigning them is. 12. 45548 Alien Nation, Michael Maiello and Nicole Ridgway, Forbes, April 10, 2006 Immigration is a major issue that is tearing America apart and Washington cannot decide what to do about the problem other than building a fence on the border and increasing the border patrol. The authors present the many sides to this issue.Unit 3 Problems of Poverty and InequalityPart A. Inequality and the Poor 13. 41726 The Rich and the Rest, Sam Pizzigati, The Futurist, July/August 2005 Sam Pizzigati raises many issues about today's very unequal income distribution that warrant thoughtful discussion, including the idea of minimum and maximum income levels. 14. 41983 Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?, Jeffery D. Sachs, Scientific American, September 2005 Jeffrey D. Sachs argues that world poverty can be eliminated. The market and globalization has and will lift most people out of extreme poverty, but the elimination of extreme poverty would require the proper use of a $160 billion-a-year donation by the rich nations (0.5% of their GNP). Part B. Welfare 15. 45544 The Great American Pork Barrel, Ken Silverstein, Harper Magazine, July 2005The public good and the public trough are raided by thousands of special interests. Ken Silverstein explains how the process works. It corrupts the American political system though it is hard to prove that any of it is illegal. 16. 45541 Welfare Redux, Christopher Jencks, Joe Swingle, and Scott Winship, Prospect, March 2006 The authors argue that the 1996 welfare reform has been a huge success, but tougher requirements in the 2002 revision will create new hardships for many disadvantaged persons. Part C. Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Issues 17. 45542 Virtual Equality, Virtual Segregation, Norman Kelley, Society, July/August 2006 Norman Kelley presents a negative picture of the situation of blacks in America today. Schools are as segregated now as before the Supreme Court's desegregation decision. The Civil Rights Act has allowed significant progress for the black middle and upper classes, but the black lower class is "locked into Third World-like poverty and divorced from the black middle class. Black leadership and black politics are failing them. 18. 33333 Why We Hate, Margo Monteith and Jeffrey Winters, Psychology Today, May/June 2002 The authors demonstrate the prevalence of prejudice and hatred in America and explain this in terms of social identity theory. Whenever people are divided into groups negative attitudes develop toward the out group. 19. 45605 Arab America's September 11, Moustafa Bayoumi, The Nation, September 25, 2006 Events have created a new prejudice with tragic results. A whole group is blamed for the actions of a few. Arab Americans are now treated with suspicion and bigotry and suspicion is prevalent within the Arab community. Part D. Gender Inequalities and Issues 20. 36237 Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution, Alice Leuchtag, The Humanist, January/February 2003 One of the evil plagues haunting the world today is sex slavery and it is getting worse. It is the product of extreme poverty and conside rable profits. The exploitation involved is horrendous. Human rights groups are trying to stop the practice. Alice Leuchtag covers many aspects of this issue. 21. 45538 All Happy Families, Julian Sanchez, Reason, August 2005 Julian Sanchez advocates adoptions by gay couples of children in the foster care system. Regardless of public attitudes toward gay families Sanchez shows that the children will be better off in gay families than in foster care. 22. 41541 The Conundrum of the Glass Ceiling, The Economist, July 23, 2005 Women CEOs are rare in large corporations and the situation has not changed over the past two decades despite official attention to the gender disparity. Several explanations are reviewed but the questions remain. 23. 45543 Too Many Women in College?, Phyllis Rosser, Ms., Fall 2005 Women outnumber men in college and are on a par in graduate school so some are talking about affirmative action for males. This idea is undercut by continuing society-wide inequalities favoring men. Closer examination reveals that gender differences are negligible except in the lower class and remedial actions should be focused there. Unit 4 Institutional ProblemsPart A. The Family 24. 41723 Can Marriage Be Saved?, Frank Furstenberg, Dissent, Summer 2005 Frank Furstenberg assures his readers that the institution of marriage is not on the rocks. There are family issues to be concerned about, especially the welfare of children, but the focus should be on resources. The often-cited unhealthy marriage and family trends occur only among the most socially disadvantaged. 25. 41724 Overworked, Time Poor, and Abandoned by Uncle Sam, Janet C. Gornick, Dissent, Summer 2005 According to Janet C. Gornick the above title describes the American parent, especially the mother. Yes parents are under considerable stress, but appropriate public policies would greatly help them. 26. 45537 Peer Marriage, Pepper Schwartz, The Communitarian Reader: Beyond the Essentials, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004 Pepper Schwartz celebrates the widespread diffusion of peer marriages in which spouses regard each other as full social equals, both have careers, share family decision making, and more equally share child-rearing responsibilities. He argues that peer marriages generally result in stronger families and greater satisfaction.Part B. Education 27. 36245 Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why, John Taylor Gatto, Harper's Magazine, September 2003 John Taylor Gatto attacks the American school system for being boring and preventing children from growing up. He suspects that this result is exactly what those who control the school system want schools to be. In arguing his radical thesis he presents a very provocative history of the evolution of the American school system. 28. 45546 Can the Center Find a Solution That Will Hold?, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Education Next, Winter 2006 American high schools are failing and Washington is not going to fix them. Chester E. Finn, Jr. describes six major problems and proposes six solutions. Part C. Health 29. 41790 Fixing Hospitals, Robert Langreth, Forbes, June 20, 2005 Robert Langreth accepts the report that medical errors kill 100,000 Americans every year and then proposes reforms that will dramatically reduce this number. 30. 45547 Medical Guesswork, John Carey, BusinessWeek, May 29, 2006 John Cary reports that most doctors' medical decisions are based on very little empirical evidence. His report features medical crusader Dr. David Eddy who is championing evidence-based medicine. Unit 5 Crime, Law Enforcement, and TerrorismPart A. Crime 31. 41722 Fighting Crime, John J. Donohue, Milken Institute Review, First Quarter, 2005 It is amazing what conclusions we would come to concerning crime and punishment if we used economic logic as John J. Donohue shows in this article. We would stop building prisons, abolish the death penalty, expand the police force, adopt sensible gun controls, and legalize drugs among other things. 32. 36897 The Aggregate Burden of Crime, David A. Anderson, Journal of Law and Economics, October 1999 David A. Anderson makes a valiant effort to compute the annual costs of major types of crime and the net annual total costs of all crime, which he claims annually exceeds $1 trillion or over $4000 per capita. Fraud and cheating on taxes costs Americans over 20 times the costs of theft, burglary, and robbery. 33. 41365 America's Most Dangerous Drug, David J. Jefferson, Newsweek, August 8, 2005 David J. Jefferson reports on the latest chapter in the crazy world of harmful drugs and addiction: methamphetamine. Ruined minds, bodies, and lives usually do not stop the addiction. Part B. Law Enforcement 34. 36247 Causes and Consequences of Wrongful Convictions, Hugo Adam Bedau, Current, March/April 2003 Recently much light has been shed on the injustices of the criminal justice system. Hugo Adam Bedau has spent several decades researching wrongful convictions and lays out the evidence for its prevalence and suggests reforms that should greatly reduce them. 35. 43065 Reforming Juvenile Justice, Barry Krisberg, The American Prospect, September 2005 Juvenile Justice needs to be reformed. Barry Krisberg reviews the history of the oscillation between punitive and rehabilitation phases in juvenile justice. Science supports the rehabilitation model and public fears support the punitive model, which is in force today. But rehabilitation of children often occurs and society gains from it.Part C. Terrorism 36. 41733 EMP: America's Achilles' Heel, Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Imprimis, June 2005 Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. reports on the threat of a terrorist group detonating a single specialized nuclear weapon 300 miles above the United States creating an electromagnetic pulse that could destroy America as a twenty-first century society and superpower by knocking out all unhardened computers and badly damaging the country's electricity infrastructure. 37. 45551 Homegrown Terrorism and the Radicalization Process, Robert S. Mueller, III, Vital Speeches of the Day, August 2006 Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the FBI, provides an update on the situation of terrorism in the United States: Al-Qaeda has been weakened worldwide and two of their terrorist plots in America have been prevented since 9/11, but the danger from home-grown terrorists has increased. On the positive side he argues that the skill and capacity of the FBI in countering terrorism has increased.Unit 6 Problems of Population, Environment, Technology, and the FuturePart A. Population and Environment Issues 38. 41750 The Challenge of an Aging Society, Richard D. Lamm and Robert H. Blank, The Futurist, July/August 2005 According to the authors, when we look into the future of health care, it becomes clear that we will have to ration health care because of the unmanageable costs of the aging population. The big question is: How do we do what needs to be done while being fair to present and future generations? 39. 45549 SOS: We Need a Plan B, Lester R. Brown, Population Press, Winter 2006 Lester Brown describes many of the ways that the ecology of the planet has seriously declined over the past half century and identifies trends that provide grim prospects for the future. He also provides a rescue plan. 40. 43048 By Any Measure, Earth Is at the Tipping Point, Jeffrey Kluger, Time, April 3, 2006 An important feature of the environment is its interconnectedness, which means that all changes cause multitudes of secondary- and higher-order changes. These in turn can unexpectedly push ecosystems past their tipping points and thereby greatly increase the speed of change. Jeffrey Kluger explores some of the effects of this phenomenon with respect to global warming.Part B. Technological Issues 41. 30489 The Secret Nuclear War, Eduardo Goncalves, Ecologist, April 2001 An extremely consequent ial technology is nuclear. The energy it produces has greatly benefited mankind, but at what price? Eduardo Goncalves reports on all the nuclear accidents, testings, experiments, leaks, production, cover-ups, and storage and reuse of nuclear materials that he can find out about. The death toll could be as high as 175 million, and the shameful behavior of countless agencies that he reports on is shocking.Part C. The Future 42. 42907 Update on the State of the Future, Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon, The Futurist, January/February 2006 In this article two leading futurists provide a wide range of trends and predictions on the future. Their environmental predictions are particularly frightening but they do point to increasing awareness of the problems and support for measures that favor sustainability.43. 41738 Embracing Today's Global Economy, John A. Challenger, USA Today, September 2005One of the biggest issues today is globalization, which has its supporters and attackers. John Challenger is a defender who argues that a world of trading partners who depend on each other will be better than the world is today. 44. 41739 Understanding Our Moment in History, William Van Dusen Wishard, Vital Speeches of the Day, May 1, 2005 The author is a specialist in trend analysis and his research convinces him that the world is transiting between two ages. The world as we know it is coming to an end because of globalization, information technologies, urbanization, the explosion of knowledge and technologies, the quickening pace of change, and a long-term spiritual and psychological reorientation.

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06/07(34th ed.) ISBN 9780073516097

内容説明

This thirty-fourth edition of "Annual Editions: Social Problems" provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials. "Using Annual Editions In The Classroom" is offered as a practical guide for instructors. "Annual Editions" titles are supported by a student website.

目次

UNIT 1. Introduction: The Nature of Social Problems and General Critiques of American Society1. Social Problems: Definitions, Theories, and Analysis, Harold A. Widdison and H. Richard Delaney, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin", 1995This essay, written specifically for this volume, explores the complexities associated with defining, studying, and attempting to resolve "social" problems. The three major theoretical approaches-symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict"-are summarized.2. The Fragmentation of Social Life, D. Stanley Eitzen, Vital Speeches of the Day", July 1, 2000In this essay about America, Stanley Eitzen addresses a crucial problem: the fragmentation of social life." He suggests that America could come apart in the future. Eitzen discusses excessive individualism," heightened personal isolation," increasing inequality, and the deepening racial/ethnic/religious/sexuality divide."3. How to Re-Moralize America, Francis Fukuyama, The Wilson Quarterly", Summer 1999Recently many of the indicators of moral decline" have started to show improvement. Francis Fukuyama reports the changes and accepts the challenge of explaining how moral regeneration generally occurs and what caused a potential moral regeneration" in the 1990s. In the process he explores the basic sociological questions: What are the sources of value systems"? How do they arise and change? In his search for an answer he leads the reader through a sociological detective story.UNIT 2. Problems of the Political EconomyPart A. The Polity<new>4. Who Rules America?, G. William Domhoff, Who Rules America? Power and Politics in the Year 2000", Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997G. William Domhoff is the leading proponent of the power elite" view of American politics as it applies to political influence" in America today.<new>5. Sugar Daddies, Jason Lee Steorts, National Review", July 18, 2005Everyone knows that money influences politics" to the detriment of the public good, but it is helpful to know the details of a specific informative case. Jason Lee Steorts reports on the sugar lobby" as such a case.6. Rights, Liberties, and Security: Recalibrating the Balance After September 11, Stuart Taylor Jr., Brookings Review", Winter 2003A rule of government is that when dangers increase, liberties shrink. Yes, but how much? Where should the balance be? Stuart Taylor Jr. analyzes the problem starting with the premise that today we face dangers without precedent:" a mass movement of militant Islamic terrorists who crave martyrdom, hide in shadows, are fanatically bent on slaughtering as many of us as possible. Taylor calls for a reassessment of the civil liberties rules" that restrict the government's investigative powers.<new>7. 4 Places Where the System Broke Down, James Carney, Time", September 19, 2005Unfortunately the tragedy caused by Katrina in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast revealed a lot about the way government can malfunction" in times of crisis or emergencies. The governments and agencies that failed so badly were supposed to be able to handle these types of situations. The sociologists must ask whether the failures identified in this article were just the failures of individual leaders or were systemic.Part B. The Economy8. Evaluating Economic Change, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Daedalus", Summer 2004Joseph Stiglitz evaluates the costs and benefits" of the momentous changes involved in the processes of globalization". These processes have greatly benefitted some countries and hurt other countries. Surprisingly his economic analysis leads him into an extended discussion of morals.<new>9. America Isn't Ready, Geoffrey Colvin, Fortune", July 25, 2005Geoffrey Colvin examines whether American businesses are ready to compete in a tech-driven tough global economy". He concludes that many American companies are not ready to compete. Some of the American companies that can compete are really more international than American.<new>10. Born to Buy, Juliet Schor, Dollars & Sense", September/October 2004The consumption side of the economy is quite dynamic today. Juliet Schor discusses some of its major findings in this article including the fact that the materialism that undergirds the consumer society" "undermines well-being" in lots of different ways-People who are more materialistic are more depressed, they're more anxious, they have less vitality, they are less well connected with people, they have more stomach aches and headaches."Part C. Problems of Place<new>11. Will Great Cities Survive?, Joel Kotkin, Wilson Quarterly", Spring 2005Joel Kotkin presents the long view on cities. For millennia "great cities" have been among humanity's supreme achievements." But, now they have an uncertain future because their size has become a burden", they no longer provide security, new technologies undermine the reasons for centralizing activities, and urbane secularism undercuts the historical sacredness of cities.12. The Longest Journey, The Economist", November 2-8, 2002Are immigrants on average a drain on the American economy or net contributors"? The Economist" cites studies showing that in the long run they pay more in taxes than they draw out in expenditures. Some economists even argue that many immigrants are necessary" to support the increasing numbers of elderly. But immigration issues are complex and have no easy answers.UNIT 3. Problems of Poverty and InequalityPart A. Inequality and the Poor/Welfare<new>13. The Rich and the Rest, Sam Pizzigati, The Futurist", July/August 2005Pizzigati raises many issues about today's very unequal income distribution that warrant thoughtful discussion including the idea of minimum and maximum income levels.<new>14. The Vanishing Middle Class, Griff Witte, The Washington Post National Weekly Edition", September 27-October 3, 2004Most discussions on the stratification of America today focus on the obscenity of the wealth of the rich or the tragedy of the poverty of the poor. Griff Witte focuses on the middle class that is struggling and shrinking". He examines the causes and consequences of the decline of the middle class and tells stories of this class.<new>15. Understanding Welfare Reform, Scott Winship and Christopher Jencks, Harvard Magazine", November/December 2004The 1996 Welfare Reform" has been a great success". Welfare rolls were cut in half and the poverty rate among female-headed families declined. The authors explain these changes and many other more subtle impacts of the reform.Part B. Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Issues<new>16. Shame in Our Own House, Gay McDougall, The American Prospect", October 2004Gay McDougall explains how racism in the United States" prevented our government from supporting international human-rights treaties and providing world leadership on rights issues.17. Why We Hate, Margo Monteith and Jeffrey Winters, Psychology Today", May/June 2002The authors demonstrate the prevalence of prejudice and hatred" in America and explain this in terms of social identity theory." Whenever people are divided into groups, negative attitudes develop toward the out group.Part C. Gender Inequalities and Issues18. Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution, Alice Leuchtag, The Humanist", January/February 2003One of the evil plagues haunting the world today is sex slavery" and it is getting worse. It is the product of extreme poverty and considerable profits. The exploitation involved is horrendous. Human rights" groups are trying to stop the practice. Alice Leuchtag covers many aspects of this issue.<new>19. Family's Value, Jonathan Rauch, The New Republic", May 30, 2005In this article Johnathan Rauch develops the thesis that gay marriage" is not only good for gays" but also good for America", for children, for straights, and for the institution of marriage. His major point is that there is "no evidence that children raised by same-sex couples fare worse, on average, than other children."20. Reversing the "Gender Gap", Joel Wendland, Political Affairs", March 2004Joel Wendland counters the recent magazine articles announcing a gender gap that favors women. Yes, girls do better in school than boys and graduate from high school and college in greater numbers. But on many other dimensions of inequality women still substantially trail men".<new>21. Biology, Destiny, and Bad Science, Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, Dissent", Summer 2005Obviously there are gender differences" but there is much misinformation on these differences" and erroneous conclusions on how differently men and women should be treated. The authors try to correct both errors.UNIT 4. Institutional ProblemsPart A. The Family<new>22. Can Marriage Be Saved?, Frank Furstenberg, Dissent", Summer 2005Frank Furstenberg assures his readers that the institution of marriage is not on the rocks". There are family issues to be concerned about, especially the welfare of children, but the focus should be on resources. The often cited unhealthy marriage and family trends occur only among the most socially disadvantaged.<new>23. Overworked, Time Poor, and Abandoned by Uncle Sam, Janet C. Gornick, Dissent", Summer 2005According to Janet C. Gornick the above title describes the American parent, especially the mother. Yes parents are under considerable stress", but appropriate public policies would greatly help them.24. We're Not in the Mood, Kathleen Deveny, Newsweek", June 30, 2003Kathleen Deveny discusses a problem that has not received much attention: that overworked married couples" do not have energy for much of a sex life". "Their once steamy love life slowly cooled" sums up her analysis. She also describes ways that couples are trying to resist this trend.Part B. Education and Health<new>25. Learning for Ourselves, John C. Lundt, The Futurist", November/December 2004According to John Lundt, public education continues to use the same education paradigm that was used in ancient times. The world that receives the graduates, however, has changed dramatically so it is time for a major change in the education system". Variety, choice, competition, and self-learning must increase and the school day and age-based educational programming should fade.<new>26. Doctors Vanish from View, Katherine Hobson, U.S. News & World Report", February 7, 2005Believe it or not, Katherine Hobson will make you feel sorry for doctors". They have many legitimate complaints". Their costs are high and payments per patient are low, so most must see more patients than they can give good service to and they are frustrated. She explains the problems and searches for soultions.UNIT 5. Crime, Violence, and Law EnforcementPart A. Crime<new>27. Fighting Crime, John J. Donohue, The Milken Institute Review", First Quarter 2005It is amazing what conclusions we would come to about crime and punishment" if we used economic logic" as John Donohue shows in this article. We would stop building prisons, abolish the death penalty, expand the police force, adopt sensible gun controls, and legalize drugs among other things.28. The Aggregate Burden of Crime, David A. Anderson, Journal of Law and Economics", October 1999David Anderson makes a valiant effort to compute the annual costs of major types of crime" and the net annual total costs of all crime that he claims exceeds $1 trillion or over $4000 per capita. Fraud and cheating on taxes costs Americans over 20 times the costs of theft, burglary, and robbery.<new>29. America's Most Dangerous Drug, David J. Jefferson, Newsweek", August 8, 2005David Jefferson reports on the latest chapter in the crazy world of harmful drugs and addiction: methamphetamine". Ruined minds, bodies, and lives usually do not stop the addiction.Part B. Law Enforcement<new>30. Causes and Consequences of Wrongful Convictions, Hugo Adam Bedau, Current", March/April 2003Recently, much light has been shed on the injustices of the criminal justice system. Hugo Adam Bedau has spent several decades researching wrongful convictions" and lays out the evidence for its prevalence and suggests reforms that should greatly reduce them".31. On Patrol, Eli Lehrer, The American Enterprise", June 2001The police have been both strongly praised and strongly criticized this past decade. Now it is time to get up close and personal as the police do their work. Eli Lehrer follows a policewoman on her patrol and lets us see how extremely varied police work" is.Part C. Terrorism<new>32. EMP: America's Achilles' Heel, Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Imprimis", June 2005Frank Gaffney, Jr. reports on the threat of a terrorist group detonating a single specialized nuclear weapon" 300 miles above the U.S. creating an electromagnetic pulse". This could destroy America as a twenty-first century society and super power by knocking out all unhardened computers and badly damaging the country's electricity infrastructure.<new>33. The Islamists' Other Weapon, Paul Marshall, Commentary", April 2005One of the objectives of many Islamic terrorists is to restore Islamic rule and law" (Shari'a). Paul Marshall explains the extreme type of Shari'a" they hope to institutionalize.<new>34. Inside the Mind of an Iraqi Suicide Bomber, Aparisim Ghosh, Time", July 4, 2005Aparisim Ghosh introduces us to an Iraqi suicide bomber" and reveals what he is thinking and feeling". Other than being extremely dedicated to his cause he seems quite normal.UNIT 6. Problems of Population, Environment, Resources, and the FuturePart A. Population and Environment Issues<new>35. The Challenge of an Aging Society, Richard D. Lamm and Robert H. Blank, The Futurist", July/August 2005According to the authors, when we look into the future of health care, it becomes clear that we will have to ration health care" because of the unmanageable costs of the aging population. The big question is how do we do what needs to be done while being fair to present and future generations?<new>36. Pushing Beyond the Earth's Limits, Lester R. Brown, The Futurist", May/June 2005According to Lester Brown, world agriculture can feed the present world population. But, as developing countries like China demand better diets including more meat "tightening food supplies will be our greatest trouble"-and it will emerge in the next few years." This is his conclusion from his extensive examination of the world food situation.Part B. Tecnological Issues37. The Future of Humanity, Colin Tudge, New Statesman", April 8, 2002DNA research" has opened up breathtaking possibilities and excruciating moral dilemmas" at the same time. Now society has to decide whether to continue to leave the creation of humans to providence or evolution, or to genetically engineer our offspring. In this article, Colin Tudge presents the issues, options, and debates.38. The Secret Nuclear War, Eduardo Goncalves, The Ecologist", April 2001An extremely consequential technology is nuclear. The energy it produces has greatly benefited mankind, but at what price? Eduardo Goncalves reports on all the nuclear accidents", testings, experiments, leaks, production, cover-ups, and storage and reuse materials that he can find out about. The death toll" could be as high as 175 million, and the shameful behavior of countless agencies that he reports on is shocking.Part C. The Future<new>39. Embracing Today's Global Economy, John A. Challenger, USA Today", September 2005One of the biggest issues today is globalization, which has its supporters and attackers. John Challenger is a defender who argues that a world of trading partners" who depend on each other will be better than the world is today.40. Community Building: Steps Toward a Good Society, Amitai Etzioni, Current", January 2001As America becomes more diverse and more unequal, can we build community? Identity politics have partly corrected past injustices, "but have also divided the nation along group lines." According to Amitai Etzioni a new thrust is needed. He reviews the threats to community and recommends communitarian solutions including ways to curb inequality, ways to increase bonding," and ways to increase value commitments."<new>41. Understanding Our Moment in History, William Van Dusen Wishard, Vital Speeches of the Day", 2005The author is a specialist in trend analysis and his research convinces him that the world is transiting between two ages". The world as we know it is coming to an end because of globalization, information technologies, urbanization, the explosion of knowledge and technologies, the quickening pace of change, and a long-term spiritual and psychological reorientation.

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• Annual Editions: Social Problems, 11/12 Preface Correlation Guide Topic Guide Internet References Unit 1: Introduction: The Nature of Social Problems and Calls for Transforming SocietyUnit Overview1. Social Problems: Definitions, Theories, and Analysis, Harold A. Widdison and H. Richard Delaney, Social Problems: Definitions, Theories, and Analysis, 1995This essay, written specifically for this volume, explores the complexities associated with defining, studying, and attempting to resolve "social" problems. The three major theoretical approaches-symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict-are summarized.2. The Atrophy of Social Life, D. Stanley Eitzen, Society, September/October 2004Social interaction "is the basic building block of intimate relationships, small groups, formal organizations, communities, and societies." Therefore, Stanley Eitzen is concerned about numerous social trends, which he reports "that hinder or even eliminate social interaction, and that indicate a growing isolation as individuals become increasingly separated from their neighbors, their co-workers, and even their family members."3. Spent, Amitai Etzioni, New Republic, June 17, 2009Amitai Etzioni's title "Spent" is short for "consumerism," which is the value system that is undermining the moral life of the United States. The consequences are bad for the United States because laws and law enforcement by themselves are very limited in their ability to limit immoral behavior. The moral system and consciences of individuals are the first line of defense against immoral and illegal behavior. Morals must remain strong, and Etzioni proposes ways that they can be strengthened.Unit 2: Problems of the Political EconomyUnit OverviewPart A. The Polity4. Who Rules America?: Power, Politics, and Social Change, G. William Domhoff, Who Rules America?, 2006G. William Domhoff is the leading proponent of the power elite view of U.S. politics, which is explained in this article as it applies to political influence in the United States today.5. Inside the Hidden World of Earmarks, Eamon Javers, BusinessWeek, September 17, 2007The main criticism of the U.S. government is that it is not fair. The rich and large corporations get much of what they want, and the general public gets little of what it wants. One of the processes that achieve these results is earmarks. Eamon Javers explains this process and its impacts and calls for its reform.6. Foresight for Government, David M. Walker, The Futurist, March/April 2007Today's governments must govern in terms of long-term challenges. They must prepare for the future. David M. Walker, the past comptroller general of the United States, is responsible for making the Government Accountability Office an anticipatory agency and discusses some of greatest future challenges that our government must face.Part B. The Economy7. A Smarter Planet, Samuel J. Palmisano, Vital Speeches of the Day, January 2009Globalization involves the international integration of economic activity. Samuel J. Palmisano presents a new view of globalization because he identifies how it is rapidly changing the corporate world. The multinational corporation is being replaced by a new kind of corporation that is being redesigned around technologies of interconnectedness, embedded sensors, and complex intelligence systems.8. Reversal of Fortune, Bill McKibben, Mother Jones, March 2007Bill McKibben raises the age old question "Does money buy happiness?" in a new way, i.e., "Is more better?" The data indicate that economic "growth no longer makes us happier." In fact, the things that contribute most to happiness are under stress in modern life.9. The Capitalist Manifesto: Greed Is Good (To a Point), Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, June 22, 2009Fareed Zakaria describes how American capitalism works. It "means growth, but also instability." It is both good and bad, but mostly good. It is driven by self-interest (greed) to produce good products at low cost for high sales and good profits, but self-interest can go astray when institutions fail to turn self-interest into socially beneficial actions.Part C. Problems of Place10. An Age of Transformation, The Economist, May 31, 2008The transformation that The Economist assesses is the transformation of the United States from urban and rural life to suburban life. More people live in the suburbs than cities and rural areas together. In the past cities excelled in jobs and heterogeneity. Now these characterize the suburbs.11. Immigration Benefits America, Steven J. Gold, Society, September 2009As stated in his title, Steven J. Gold argues that immigration socially and economically benefits the United States even though many immigrants come from cultures quite different from ours. Many voices fear that immigrants will change our culture and society for the worse, but history shows that the United States successfully assimilates immigrants from quite different backgrounds.12. The Invisible Ones, Rebecca Clarren, Ms., Summer 2007Rebecca Clarren reports on the slavery that currently exists in the United States. Many people, usually foreigners, are held against their will and forced to work in factories under terrible conditions. Many others are forced into sex slavery. The public does not know about these slavery operations. Hopefully this will change and the evil will be stopped.Unit 3: Problems of Poverty and InequalityUnit OverviewPart A. Inequality and the Poor13. How Stratification Works: The American Stratification System, Douglas S. Massey, Categorically Unequal: The American Stratification System, 2007In this article, Douglas S. Massey explains how stratification works and reviews its history. The two basic mechanisms that stratify societies are exploitation and opportunity hoarding. The latter involves a socially defined process of exclusion. All stratification systems are unfair but some are much worse than others.14. Goodbye, Horatio Alger: Moving up Economically Is Now Impossible for Many, If Not Most, Americans, Jeff Madrick, The Nation, February 5, 2007One of the prized characteristics of the United States has been the opportunity to go from rags to riches. Unfortunately, moving up economically is now impossible for most Americans. Income mobility has declined dramatically in the last three decades in the United States and now several European countries have more income mobility than the United States.15. The Myth of the "Culture of Poverty," Paul Gorski, Educational Leadership, April 2008The culture of poverty myth accuses the poor of having beliefs, values, and behaviors that prevent them from achieving. Thus their failure is their fault. This myth must be challenged. Most poor people do have the work ethic, value education, and other characteristics that contradict the culture of poverty myth. Opportunity structures play a big role in poverty.16. Connecting the Dots, David K. Shipler, from John Edwards et al., Ending Poverty in America, The New Press, 2007Poverty is a complicated subject. The obvious aspects are the lack of good jobs, lack of skills, and lack of opportunity. Less obvious are the reasons why the steps to eliminate poverty are not taken. David K. Shipler explains how multiple problems intersect and make it nearly impossible for many of the poor to get out and stay out of poverty.Part B. Welfare and Welfare Reform17. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: An Overview, Robert Ek and Larry Goolsby, Policy and Practice, February 2010In 1996 the United States ended Aid to Families with Dependent Children and replaced it with a new welfare program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with a strong emphasis on temporary and encouraging mothers to work. TANF was a success because it caused welfare rolls to shrink, but some problems remain.18. Brave New Welfare, Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones, January/February 2009Stephanie Mencimer shows how many welfare agencies withhold a great deal of help that welfare recipients should receive. She tells some painful stories about welfare workers lying to or mistreating welfare applicants. Welfare is run by the states, and many states want to minimize their welfare expenses at the expense of their welfare clients.Part C. Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Issues 19. Inequalities That Endure?: Racial Ideology, American Politics, and the Peculiar Role of the Social Sciences, Lawrence D. Bobo, from The Changing Terrain of Race and Ethnicity, edited by Maria Krysan and Amanda E. Lewis (Russell Sage Foundation 2004)One way to understand the continuing racism in the United States is to see that the past attitudes, behaviors, and institutions recreate themselves in the present. Change occurs, but change is also resisted by those who fail to perceive the workings of the persisting inequalities in America.20. Why We Hate, Margo Monteith and Jeffrey Winters, Psychology Today, May/June 2002The authors demonstrate the prevalence of prejudice and hatred in the United States and explain this in terms of social identity theory. Whenever people are divided into groups, negative attitudes develop toward the out-group.21. Islam in America, Bobby Ghosh, Time, August 30, 2010The United States prides itself in its diversity but that is changing with respect to Muslims. Bobby Gosh presents painful stories of intolerance and hatred against American Muslims and reviews the arguments against Islam and some of the widely held erroneous beliefs that poison feelings toward them. The article also sketches the history of intolerance in America.Part D. Gender Inequalities and Issues22. Great Expectations, Judith M. Havemann, The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2007Women have taken tremendous strides toward equality in the corporate world and now hold half of all management and professional jobs. Their leadership style is superior to that of men. They rarely, however, hold top management positions. Why? Several explanations are discussed.23. Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution, Alice Leuchtag, The Humanist, January/February 2003One of the evil plagues haunting the world today is sex slavery, and it is getting worse. It is the product of extreme poverty and the considerable profits it generates. The exploitation involved is horrendous. Human rights groups are trying to stop the practice. Alice Leuchtag covers many aspects of this issue.24. Answers to Questions about Marriage Equality, Human Rights Campaign, 2009The Human Rights Campaign is an advocacy organization for gay and lesbian rights, and this article is its current statement advocating same sex marriage. Although this is a totally biased statement, it is important to understand this viewpoint.25. (Rethinking) Gender, Debra Rosenberg, Newsweek, May 21, 2007Debra Rosenberg opens the window on people who are born one gender but feel that they are the other gender. Some use surgery and/or hormones to bring their bodies into compliance with their identity. Their stories are riveting, and their lives raise questions about what gender really is.26. The End of Men, Hanna Rosen, The Atlantic, July/August 2010Hanna Rosen overstates her case in the title, but she does show that women are advantaged over men in many ways. More women are working than men. Over 50 percent of managers are women. Three-fifths of college degrees will be earned by women. Etc. The deeper question behind these facts is whether modern life that favors verbal skills over physical skills is loading the dice in favor of women?Unit 4: Institutional ProblemsUnit OverviewPart A. The Family27. The Frayed Knot, The Economist, May 26, 2007The thesis that marriage is in trouble is a half truth. It is true for the lower class and not for college-educated class. Thus there is a marriage gap, and it contributes to the income gap.28. Good Parents, Bad Results, Nancy Schute, U.S. News & World Report, June 23, 2008Nancy Schute claims that research has determined what motivates children and exactly what discipline methods work and what don't: Parents must set limits
• avoid micromanaging
• not nag, lecture, or yell
• and praise less and love more.29. Overworked, Time Poor, and Abandoned by Uncle Sam: Why Don't American Parents Protest?, Janet C. Gornick, Dissent Magazine, Summer 2005According to Janet C. Gornick, the above title describes the U.S. parent, especially the mother. Yes, parents are under considerable stress, but appropriate public policies would greatly help them.30. Peer Marriage, Pepper Schwartz, The Communitarian Reader: Beyond the Essentials, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004Pepper Schwartz celebrates the widespread diffusion of peer marriages in which spouses regard each other as full social equals, both have careers, share family decision making, and more equally share child-rearing responsibilities. She argues that peer marriages generally result in stronger families and greater satisfaction.Part B. Education31. Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why, John Taylor Gatto, Harper's Magazine, September 2003John Taylor Gatto attacks the U.S. school system for being boring and preventing children from growing up. He suspects that this result is exactly what those who control the school system want schools to be. In arguing his radical thesis he presents a very provocative history of the evolution of the U.S. school system.32. Nine Powerful Practices: Nine Strategies Help Raise the Achievement of Students Living in Poverty, Ruby Payne, Educational Leadership, April 2008The greatest educational challenge is to raise the achievement level of students living in poverty. Ruby Payne offers nine strategies for doing just that. Some are technical and some are relational.Part C. Health33. Fixing Hospitals, Robert Langreth, Forbes Magazine, June 20, 2005Robert Langreth accepts the report that medical errors kill 100,000 Americans every year and then proposes reforms that will dramatically reduce this number.34. The Medical Mafia, Katherine Eban, Fortune, August 31, 2009Katherine Eban tells the story of a medical scam and reveals a great deal about the medical system, the legal system, and the reforms or regulations that are needed to make these systems work as they should.Unit 5: Crime, Law Enforcement, and TerrorismUnit OverviewPart A. Crime35. Fighting Crime: An Economist's View, John J. Donohue, Current, June 2005It is amazing what conclusions we would come to about crime and punishment if we used economic logic, as John J. Donohue shows in this article. We would stop building prisons, abolish the death penalty, expand the police force, adopt sensible gun controls, and legalize drugs, among other things.36. The Aggregate Burden of Crime, David A. Anderson, Journal of Law and Economics, October 1999David A. Anderson makes a valiant effort to compute the annual costs of major types of crime and the net annual total costs of all crime, which he claims annually exceeds $1 trillion or over $4000 per capita. Fraud and cheating on taxes costs Americans over 20 times the costs of theft, burglary, and robbery.37. The Globalization of Crime, Stephen Aguilar-Millan et al., The Futurist, November/December 2008The authors examine the ways in which crime has become globalized and reorganized. In just 20 years, globalization has restructured crime from vertical and horizontal industrialized forms to a large number of loosely connected networks spanning the globe. Their major activities include drugs, counterfeiting, the modern slave trade, and white collar crime (intellectual property crime, cybercrime, payment card fraud, computer virus attacks, identity theft, and cyberterrorism).Part B. Law Enforcement38. Causes and Consequences of Wrongful Convictions, Hugo Adam Bedau, Current, March/April 2003Recently much light has been shed on the injustices of the criminal justice system. Hugo Adam Bedau has spent several decades researching wrongful convictions and lays out the evidence for their prevalence and suggests reforms that should greatly reduce them.39. Reforming Juvenile Justice, Barry Krisberg, The American Prospect, September 2005Juvenile justice needs to be reformed. Barry Krisberg reviews the history of the oscillation between punitive and rehabilitation phases in juvenile justice. Science supports the rehabilitation model, and public fears support the punitive model, which is in force today. But rehabilitation of children often occurs and society gains from it.40. Too Many Laws, Too Many Prisoners. The Economist, July 24, 2010The lead-in sentence summarizes this article. "Never in the civilized world have so many been locked up for so little." Many lives are ruined by misguided criminal laws, misguided sentencing laws, and misguided prosecutors. The results are tragic, costly, and penalize our society.Part C. Terrorism41. Defeating Terrorism: Is It Possible? Is It Probable?, Marvin J. Cetron, The Futurist, May/June 2007One of the leading futurists, Marvin Cetron, directed the most extensive projects forecasting the future of terrorism and reports its findings here.42. War in the Fifth Domain: Are the Mouse and Keyboard the New Weapons of Conflict?, The Economist, July 3, 2010The possibilities of cyber warfare are frightening. Cyber terrorists could cause financial chaos costing trillions, screw up electrical grids, or widely infect military hardware. Worst-case scenarios include oil refineries and pipelines exploding
• air-traffic-control systems collapsing
• orbiting satellites spinning out of control, major corporations being hacked to death, and the Internet being crippled. Society could soon break down as food becomes scarce and money runs out. Protection from these attacks is extremely difficult.Unit 6: Problems of Population, Environment, Technology, and the FutureUnit OverviewPart A. Population and Environment Issues43. Population and Sustainability, Robert Engleman, Scientific American, Summer 2009Consumption patterns have greater impact on the environment than population growth, but reversing the growth in population is essential to achieving a long-term balance between society and the environment. Is population control the answer? A better answer is to help women have control over their fertility.44. How to Feed 8 Billion People, Lester R. Brown, The Futurist, January/February 2010The demand for food is growing faster than the supply of food because of "population growth, the growing consumption of grain-based animal protein, and, most recently, the massive use of grain to fuel cars." Meanwhile, soils are eroding, water shortages are increasing, and the improvements that made the green revolution are near their limits, so expanding production is difficult and per capita grain production is declining. Lester R. Brown proposes changes in conservation, productivity, and consumption to address the food crisis.45. The Science of Climate Change, Anna da Costa, The Ecologist, January 2007Climate change may be the major long-term trend affecting humanity. Anna da Costa explains what generates our climate, what is causing climate change, what are the expected impacts, and what can be done to prevent much of the predicted climate change and negative impacts.Part B. Technological Issues46. Who's Afraid of Human Enhancement?: A Reason Debate on the Promise, Perils, and Ethics of Human Biotechnology, Nick Gillespie et al., Reason Magazine, January 2006A major cultural debate of this century is how society will deal with biotechnology. The potential for reducing diseases, disabilities, and abnormalities and enhancing performance is great. Eventually children can be "designed." The ethics of human biotechnology is debated by four involved thinkers from different perspectives who ask, "What should biotechnology be allowed to do?"47. The Secret Nuclear War, Eduardo Goncalves, The Ecologist, April 2001An extremely consequential technology is nuclear. The energy it produces has greatly benefited mankind, but at what price? Eduardo Goncalves reports on all the nuclear accidents, testings, experiments, leaks, production, cover-ups, and storage and reuse of nuclear materials that he can find out about. The death toll could be as high as 175 million, and the shameful behavior of countless agencies that he reports on is shocking.Part C. The World and the Future48. A New End, A New Beginning: Prepare for Life as We Don't Know It, John L. Petersen, The Futurist September/October 2009John L. Petersen, a noted futurist, forecasts that major changes or a transformation lie ahead, because multiple trends are converging, problems are much larger than government, the problems are systemic, we are not taking appropriate steps now, the issues are too complex to adequately understand, and the issues are global. We must plan for the transition now.49. A User's Guide to the Century, Jeffrey Sachs, The National Interest, July/August 2008Jeffrey Sachs attempts to identify, briefly describe, and assess the consequences of the major developments of the twenty-first century. The world is converging technologically and economically, economic and population growth are threatening the environment, and vast inequalities in income and power between and within nations are destabilizing and increasing conflicts.50. Can America Fail? Kishore Mahbubani, The Wilson Quarterly, Spring 2009Kishore Mahbubani argues that the United States is guilty of groupthink, which prevented us from anticipating the meltdown of the housing and financial markets. Now our worship of individual responsibility and freedom makes us irresponsible, our hatred of taxes leads to crippling debt, our overextension of American power makes us hated throughout the world, our self-righteousness closes our ears to the voices of others, and our acceptance of our political system guarantees its subordination to special interests. Unless we wake up, the United States will fail.Test-Your-Knowledge Form Article Rating Form

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• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA74887377
• ISBN:
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  • 9780073516097
  • 9780073397344
  • 9780073397689
  • 9780078050855
  • 9780078051197
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