Social problems

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Social problems

D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn, Kelly Eitzen Smith

Allyn & Bacon, c2011

12th ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-612) and index

Previous ed.: 2009

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内容説明

With a critical, conflict perspective, this text looks at the social structures and inequalities that contribute to social problems. Taking a conflict approach, top-selling Social Problems 12e focuses on the underlying features of the social world in an effort to help students to understand today's social problems.

目次

IN THIS SECTION: 1. BRIEF 2. COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I Political Economy of Social Problems 1 The Sociological Approach to Social Problems 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System Part II Problems of People, the Environment, and Location 3 World Population and Global Inequality 4 Threats to the Environment 5 Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society 6 Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural Part III Problems of Inequality 7 Poverty 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality 9 Gender Inequality 10 Sexual Orientation 11 Disability and Ableism Part IV Social Structure and Individual Deviance 12 Crime and Justice 13 Drugs Part V Institutional Problems 14 The Economy and Work 15 Families 16 Education 17 The Health Care System 18 National Security in the Twenty-First Century Part VI Solutions 19 Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I Political Economy of Social Problems Chapter 1 The Sociological Approach to Social Problems History of Social Problems Theory Toward a Definition of Social Problems Types of Social Problems Norm Violations Social Conditions The Sociological Imagination Social Structure as the Basic Unit of Analysis Person-Blame Approach versus System-Blame Approach Reasons for Focusing on the System-Blame Approach Sociological Methods: The Craft of Sociology Sociological Questions Problems in Collecting Data Sources of Data Organization of the Book Chapter 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System U.S. Economy: Concentration of Corporate Wealth Monopolistic Capitalism Transnational Corporations Concentration of Wealth Political System: Links between Wealth and Power Government by Interest Groups Financing of Political Campaigns Candidate Selection Process Bias of the Political System Consequences of Concentrated Power Subsidies to Big Business Trickle-Down Solutions The Powerless Bear the Burden Foreign Policy for Corporate Benefit Reprise: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Part II Problems of People, the Environment, and Location Chapter 3 World Population and Global Inequality World Population Growth Demographic Transition Family Planning Societal Changes Poverty Food and Hunger Sickness and Disease The New Slavery Concentration of Misery in Cities U.S. Relations with the Developing World Transnational Corporations United States in the Global Village Chapter 4 Threats to the Environment Worldwide Environmental Problems Degradation of the Land Environmental Pollution and Degradation Global Environmental Crises Fossil Fuel Dependence, Waste, and Environmental Degradation Destruction of the Tropical Rain Forests and Other Forms of Deforestation Global Warming Sources of U.S. Environmental Problems Cultural Sources Structural Sources Solutions to the Environmental Crises Probusiness Voluntaristic Approach Egalitarian/Authoritarian Plan Control of Resource Use International Implications of Environmental Problems Chapter 5 Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society Profile of the U.S. Population New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape Immigration and Increasing Diversity Consequences of the New Immigration Immigration and Agency Effects of Immigration on Immigrants: Ethnic Identity or Assimilation? The Aging Society Demographic Trend Demographic Portrait of the Current Elderly Population Problems of an Aging Society Social Security Paying for Health Care Elderly Abuse Responses by the Elderly Chapter 6 Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural Urban Problems Urban Job Loss Disinvestment Federal Abandonment Urban Poverty Urban Housing Crisis Decaying Infrastructure Transportation, Pollution, and the Environment Health and Health Care Urban Schools Crime, Drugs, and Gangs Suburban Problems Suburban Sprawl Automobile Dependency Social Isolation in the Suburbs Rural Problems Poverty Jobs in Rural Areas Environment Health Care and Delivery Small-Town Decline Crime and Illicit Drugs Part III Problems of Inequality Chapter 7 Poverty Extent of Poverty Racial Minorities Nativity Gender Age Place The New Poor The Working Poor The Near Poor The Severely Poor Myths about Poverty Refusal to Work Welfare Dependency The Poor Get Special Advantages Welfare Is an African American and Latino Program Causes of Poverty Deficiency Theories Structural Theories Costs of Poverty Elimination of Poverty Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality How to Think About Racial and Ethnic Inequality Racial and Ethnic Minorities Racial Categories Differences among Ethnic Groups Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality Deficiency Theories Bias Theories Structural Discrimination Theories Discrimination Against African Americans and Latinos: Continuity and Change Income Education Unemployment Type of Employment Health Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations Growing Racial Strife More Racially Based Groups and Activities Social and Economic Isolation in U.S. Inner Cities Racial Policies in the New Century Chapter 9 Gender Inequality Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked Is Gender Biological or Social? Gender and Power What Causes Gender Inequality? Socialization versus Structure: Two Approaches to Gender Inequality Learning Gender Children at Home Children at Play Formal Education Socialization as Blaming the Victim Reinforcing Male Dominance Language Interpersonal Behavior Mass Communications Media Religion The Law Politics Structured Gender Inequality Occupational Distribution The Earnings Gap Intersection of Race and Gender in the Workplace Pay Equity How Workplace Inequality Operates Gender in the Global Economy Costs and Consequences of Sexism Who Benefits? The Social and Individual Costs Fighting the System Feminist Movements in the United States Women's Struggles in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation Social Deviance Gay and Lesbian Community: An Overview Defining Homosexuality Roots of Homosexuality Numbers: How Many Gays and Lesbians? Interpersonal Relationships and Domestic Arrangements among Gays and Lesbians Discrimination Ideological Oppression Legal Oppression: The Law and the Courts Occupational Discrimination Fighting the System: Human Agency Chapter 11 Disability and Ableism Definitions Individual Model of Disability Social Model of Disability Toward a More Complete Definition of Disability People with Disabilities as a Minority Group Defined as Different Derogatory Naming Minority as a Master Status Categorization, Stigma, and Stereotypes Exclusion and Segregation Matrix of Domination Discrimination Issues of Gender, Sexual Behavior, and Fertility Gender Stereotyping Sexual Relationships Physical and Sexual Abuse Abortion Issue Agency Disability Rights Movement Americans with Disabilities Act Conclusion Part IV Social Structure and Individual Deviance Chapter 12 Crime and Justice Crime in Society What Is Crime? Crime Rates Demographic Characteristics of People Arrested for Crimes Categories of Crime Unjust System of Justice Laws Police Judicial Process Correctional System The Criminal Label Stopping the Cradle to Prison Pipeline Chapter 13 Drugs The Politics of Drugs Historical Legality of Drugs Factors Influencing Drug Laws and Enforcement Drug Use in U.S. Society Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs Legal but Dangerous Drugs Drug Use Patterns by Class, Race, and Gender Why Use Drugs? U.S. Official Policy: A War on Drugs Consequences of Official Drug Policies Is the Drug War Racist? Alternatives Regulation of Trade or Use through Licensing and Taxation Noninterference Address the Social Causes of Drug Use Part V Institutional Problems Chapter 14 The Economy and Work Capitalism and Socialism Capitalism Socialism Mega Economic Trends The Structural Transformation of the Economy Globalization The Great Recession Work and Social Problems Control of Workers Alienation Worker Compensation Dangerous Working Conditions Sweatshops Unions and Their Decline Unemployment Job Insecurity Benefits Insecurity Increased Workload Worker Compensation Chapter 15 Families The Mythical Family in the United States U.S. Families in Historical Perspective: The Family in Capitalism Stratification and Family Life: Unequal Life Chances Changing Families in a Changing World Economic Transformation and Family Life Today's Diverse Family Forms Balancing Work and Family with Few Social Supports Single Parents and Their Children Societal Response to Disadvantaged Children Divorce Consequences of Divorce Children of Divorce Violence in U.S. Families Violence and the Social Organization of the Family Intimate Partner Violence Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter 16 Education Characteristics of Education in the United States Education as a Conserving Force Mass Education A Fragmented Educational System Local Control of Education A Lack of Curricular Standardization "Sifting" and "Sorting" Function of Schools Preoccupation with Order and Control Education and Inequality Financing Public Education Family Economic Resources Higher Education and Stratification Segregation Tracking and Teachers' Expectations Possibilities for Promoting Equality of Opportunity Provide Universal Preschool Programs Offer Free Education Set National Education Standards Reduce Funding Disparities Across States and Districts Reducing Class and School Size Attract and Retain Excellent Teachers Extend the School Day and Year Hold Educators Accountable Reform the Educational Philosophy of Schools Restructure Society Chapter 17 The Health Care System The Crisis in Health Care: Cost, Coverage, and Consequences Rising Health Care Costs Does the High Cost of Health Care Translate into Good Health Consequences? The Health Care System in the United States Different Plans for Different Categories Private Insurance For Profit Hospitals Managed Care Networks. Unequal Access to Health Care Social Class Race/Ethnicity Gender HIV/AIDS: The Intersection of Class, Race, and Gender Models for National Health Care: Lessons from Other Societies The Bismarck Model The Beveridge Model The National Health Insurance Model Reforming the Health Care System in the United States The Politics of Health Reform The Obama Plan Chapter 18 National Security in the Twenty-First Century The U.S. Military Establishment The Size of the U.S. Military The Cost of Maintaining U.S. Military Superiority The Threat of Nuclear Weapons The Terrorism Threat Domestic Terrorism International Terrorism U.S. National Security and the War on Terror The Precipitating Event A Rush to War The War in Iraq The Iraq War: An Evaluation Consequences of the U.S. Responses to 9/11 The Costs of the War The Legacy of the War Strategies to Combat the New Terrorism Lesson 1: Military Might Alone Does Not Make a Nation Secure Lesson 2: Vengeance Is Self-Defeating Lesson 3: The Solution to Terrorism Is to Address Its Root Causes Lesson 4: In Planning for War, the Question Guiding the Plan Must Be, How Does the Conflict End? Lesson 5: The U.S. Goal of Spreading Democracy in the Middle East Will Likely Fail Lesson 6: The Path to the Moral High Ground Goes through International Organizations and International Law Part VI Solutions Chapter 19 Progressive Plan To Solve Social Problems Sociology, Social Problems, and Social Change The Sociological Imagination and Social Problems Sociological Paradox: Structure and Agency Sociological Dilemma: Recognition and Rejection Progressive Principles to Guide Public Policy Is a Progressive Social Policy Possible? Should a Progressive Plan Be Adopted by U.S. Society? Financing the Progressive Agenda Is There Any Hope of Instituting a Social Agenda Based on Progressive Principles? Human Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up Individuals Protesting and Organizing for Change

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