Investigating social problems
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Investigating social problems
Sage, c2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Chapter authors: Michael M. Bell ... [et al.]
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General editor A. Javier Trevino, working with a panel of experts, thoroughly examines all aspects of social problems, providing a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Each chapter is written by a specialist on that particular topic and the unique, contributed format ensures that the research and examples provided are the most current and relevant available.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART I: The Sociological Study of Social Problems
1. Sociology and Social Problems - A. Javier Trevino
SETTLING FOR LESS
THE SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
THREE SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES
APPLYING THE THREE THEORIES TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL POLICY
SPECIALIZED THEORIES
SERVICE SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
PART II: Problems of Inequality
2. POVERTY AND CLASS INEQUALITY - Keith M. Kilty, Leslie Hossfeld, E. Brooke Kelly, and Julia Waity
WHO IS HUNGRY ON CAMPUS?
POVERTY, CLASS, AND INEQUALITY ARE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
SOCIAL CLASS
INEQUALITY
USING THEORY TO EXPLAIN POVERTY, CLASS, AND INEQUALITY: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST, AND CONFLICT PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES APPLIED TO POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
3. RACE AND ETHNICITY - Eileen O'Brien
WHITE RACIAL PRIVILEGE
DEFINING RACE AND ETHNICITY IN A NEW MILLENNIUM
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
USING THEORY TO EXPLAIN RACIAL INEQUALITY: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST, AND CONFLICT PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES ABOUT RACIAL INEQUALITY
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
4. Gender - Robin Ryle and Katie Ann Hasson
WAVES OF PROTEST AND PINK HATS
DEFINING GENDER INEQUALITY
FEMINISM, MEN, AND THE STUDY OF GENDER AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM
LOOKING AT GENDER ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND
USING THEORY TO UNDERSTAND GENDER INEQUALITY: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST, AND CONFLICT PERSPECTIVES
QUEER THEORY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
5. SEXUALITIES - Rebecca F. Plante and Elroi J. Windsor
AND THEN, SHE WAS GONE
UNDERSTANDING HOW SEXUALITIES CAN BE SOCIAL PROBLEMS
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
USING THEORY TO UNDERSTAND SEXUAL VIOLENCE: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIFIC THEORIES IN SEXUALITIES AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS SCHOLARSHIP
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
6. Aging - Duane A. Matcha
HOMESHARING: MILLENNIALS AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS
IS AGING A SOCIAL PROBLEM?
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
USING THEORY TO UNDERSTAND AGING: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES ABOUT AGING
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
PART III: Problems of Institutions
7. EDUCATION - Ryan W. Coughlan, Alan R. Sadovnik, Susan F. Semel, and Jenny Stuber
IDRIS AND SEUN
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
U.S. EDUCATION SYSTEM: A BRIEF HISTORY
USING SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES IN EDUCATION
SPECIALIZED THEORIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
EXPLANATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY
EDUCATIONAL REFORM FROM THE 1980S TO 2017
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
8. Media - William Hoynes
THE DRAMA OF "ROAD RAGE"
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
DEBATING MEDIA AS A CAUSE OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
EMERGENT SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
TRADITIONAL THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MEDIA AND SOCIAL PRO
THEORIES IN CONTEMPORARY MEDIA AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS SCHOLARSHIP
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
9. Family - Meg Wilkes Karraker
A RETREAT FROM MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
FAMILY PROBLEMS AND THREE INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS
USING THEORY TO EXPLAIN FAMILY PROBLEMS: THE VIEW FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
FOUR SPECIALIZED THEORIES BEYOND FUNCTIONALISM, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
10. Work and the Economy - Rudi Volti
FROM 500 TO 750 ENVELOPES
WORK AND THE LABOR FORCE
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
STAKEHOLDERS
USING THEORY TO EXAMINE WORK AND THE ECONOMY: THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES: WEBER AND SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
PART IV: Problems of Health and Safety
11. Crime - Kathleen Currul-Dykeman, Susan Guarino-Ghezzi, Kyle J. Thomas, and Benjamin C. Hamilton
IN A HOODED SWEATSHIRT
INTRODUCTION: CRIME AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM
CRIMES ARE SOCIALLY DEFINED
DATA SOURCES AND CORRELATES OF CRIME
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
THE U.S. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS
CRIME FROM THE STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALIST, SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST, AND CONFLICT PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES ABOUT CRIME
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
12. Drugs - Brian C. Kelly, Dina Perrone, and Carrie B. Oser
A CANARY IN A COAL MINE?
DRUGS IN SOCIETIES
DRUG DEPENDENCE AND ASSOCIATED HARMS
PATTERNS OF DRUG USE ACROSS SOCIAL GROUPS
USING THEORY TO UNDERSTAND DRUG USE: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES ON DRUG USE
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
13. Health - Kevin White and Valerie Leiter
SUFFERING FROM DRAPETOMANIA
WHAT ARE DISEASE AND ILLNESS?
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS
USING THEORY TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
PART V: Problems of Global Impact
14. THE Environment - Katharine A. Legun and Michael M. Bell
EXPERIENCING THE HEAT WAVE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AS SOCIAL PROBLEMS
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SPECIALIZED THEORIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
15. Science and Technology - Wenda K. Bauchspies and Michael Mascarenhas
SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC TRUST
HACKING AND CYBERCRIME AROUND THE WORLD
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS SOCIALLY DEFINED
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THEIR STAKEHOLDERS
USING THEORY TO EXAMINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORIES
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
16. War and Terrorism - Paul Joseph and Ori Swed
THE ISLAMIC STATE AND THE BLURRING LINES BETWEEN WAR AND COUNTERTERRORISM
WAR AS A SOCIAL CONCEPT
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
THE FUTURE OF WAR
USING THEORY TO EXAMINE WAR AND TERRORISM: THE VIEWS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST, CONFLICT, AND SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVES
SPECIALIZED THEORY: THE TWO-SOCIETY THESIS
TERRORISM
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
17. Urbanization - Michael Ian Borer and Tyler S. Schafer
URBANIZATION AND CITY GROWTH IN GLITTER GULCH
URBANIZATION, GROWTH, AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS
PATTERNS AND TRENDS
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY
SPECIALIZED THEORIES IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL CHANGE: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
Glossary
References
Index
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