Social problems and the quality of life
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Social problems and the quality of life
McGraw-Hill, c1998
7th ed
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-664) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Organized around the theme of the quality of life, this work seeks to define what a social problem is and then addresses specific issues. It asks: how can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems?; and what kinds of critical thinking should one engage in?
Table of Contents
Part I: Foundations: Chapter 1: Understanding Social Problems. Chapter 2: Myths and Facts: Using Critical Thinking and Research. Part II: Problems of Deviance: Chapter 3: Sexual Variance. Chapter 5: Alcohol and Other Drugs. Chapter 6: Violence. Part III: Problems of Inequality: Chapter 7: Poverty. Chapter 8: The Aged. Chapter 9: Gender Inequality. Chapter 10: Race, Ethnic Groups, and Racism. Chapter 11: Homosexuality and Homophobia. Part IV: Problems of Social Institutions: Chapter 12: Work and the Economy. Chapter 13: Education. Chapter 14: Family Problems. Chapter 15: Health Care and Ilness: Physical and Mental. Prt V: Global Social Problems: Chapter 16: War. Chapter 17: The Environment and Population.
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