Social Problems - Continuity and Change

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Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a realistic but motivating look at the many issues that are facing our society today. As this book’s subtitle, Continuity and Change, implies, social problems are persistent, but they have also improved in the past and can be improved in the present and future, provided that our nation has the wisdom and will to address them.

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Subjects
Social Sciences, Social Work and Human Services
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Understanding Social Problems
  7. 1.1: What Is a Social Problem?
  8. 1.2: Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems
  9. 1.3: Continuity and Change in Social Problems
  10. 1.4: Doing Research on Social Problems
  11. 1.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  12. 2: Poverty
  13. 2.1: The Measurement and Extent of Poverty
  14. 2.2: Who the Poor Are- Social Patterns of Poverty
  15. 2.3: Explaining Poverty
  16. 2.4: The Consequences of Poverty
  17. 2.5: Global Poverty
  18. 2.6: Reducing Poverty
  19. 2.7: End-of-Chapter Material
  20. 3: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  21. 3.1: Racial and Ethnic Inequality - A Historical Prelude
  22. 3.2: The Meaning of Race and Ethnicity
  23. 3.3: Prejudice
  24. 3.4: Discrimination
  25. 3.5: Dimensions of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  26. 3.6: Explaining Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  27. 3.7: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  28. 3.8: End-of-Chapter Material
  29. 4: Gender Inequality
  30. 4.1: Understanding Sex and Gender
  31. 4.2: Feminism and Sexism
  32. 4.3: Dimensions of Gender Inequality
  33. 4.4: Violence against Women- Rape and Sexual Assault
  34. 4.5: The Benefits and Costs of Being Male
  35. 4.6: Reducing Gender Inequality
  36. 4.7: End-of-Chapter Material
  37. 4.0: Prelude to Gender Inequality
  38. 5: Sexual Orientation and Inequality
  39. 5.1: Understanding Sexual Orientation
  40. 5.2: Public Attitudes about Sexual Orientation
  41. 5.3: Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation
  42. 5.4: Improving the Lives of the LGBT Community
  43. 5.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  44. 6: Aging and Ageism
  45. 6.1: The Concept and Experience of Aging
  46. 6.2: Perspectives on Aging
  47. 6.3: Life Expectancy and the Graying of Society
  48. 6.4: Biological and Psychological Aspects of Aging
  49. 6.5: Problems Facing Older Americans
  50. 6.6: Reducing Ageism and Helping Older Americans
  51. 6.7: End-of-Chapter Material
  52. 7: Alcohol and Other Drugs
  53. 7.1: Drug Use in History
  54. 7.2: Drugs and Drug Use Today
  55. 7.3: Social Patterning of Drug Use
  56. 7.4: Explaining Drug Use
  57. 7.5: Drug Policy and the War on Illegal Drugs
  58. 7.6: Addressing the Drug Problem and Reducing Drug Use
  59. 7.7: End-of-Chapter Material
  60. 8: Crime and Criminal Justice
  61. 8.1: The Problem of Crime
  62. 8.2: Types of Crime
  63. 8.3: Who Commits Crime?
  64. 8.4: Explaining Crime
  65. 8.5: The Criminal Justice System
  66. 8.6: Reducing Crime
  67. 8.7: End-of-Chapter Material
  68. 9: Sexual Behavior
  69. 9.1: An Overview of Heterosexuality
  70. 9.2: Teenage Sex and Pregnancy
  71. 9.3: Abortion
  72. 9.4: Prostitution
  73. 9.5: Pornography
  74. 9.6: End-of-Chapter Material
  75. 10: The Changing Family
  76. 10.1: Overview of the Family
  77. 10.2: Sociological Perspectives on the Family
  78. 10.3: Changes and Problems in American Families
  79. 10.4: Families in the Future
  80. 10.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  81. 11: Schools and Education
  82. 11.1: An Overview of Education in the United States
  83. 11.2: Sociological Perspectives on Education
  84. 11.3: Issues and Problems in Elementary and Secondary Education
  85. 11.4: Issues and Problems in Higher Education
  86. 11.5: Improving Schools and Education
  87. 11.6: End-of-Chapter Material
  88. 12: Work and the Economy
  89. 12.1: Overview of the Economy
  90. 12.2: Sociological Perspectives on Work and the Economy
  91. 12.3: Problems in Work and the Economy
  92. 12.4: Improving Work and the Economy
  93. 12.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  94. 13: Health and Health Care
  95. 13.1: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care
  96. 13.2: Global Aspects of Health and Health Care
  97. 13.3: Problems of Health in the United States
  98. 13.4: Problems of Health Care in the United States
  99. 13.5: Improving Health and Health Care
  100. 13.6: End-of-Chapter Material
  101. 14: Urban and Rural Problems
  102. 14.1: A Brief History of Urbanization
  103. 14.2: Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization
  104. 14.3: Problems of Urban Life
  105. 14.4: Problems of Rural Life
  106. 14.5: Improving Urban and Rural Life
  107. 14.6: End-of-Chapter Material
  108. 15: Population and the Environment
  109. 15.1: Sociological Perspectives on Population and the Environment
  110. 15.2: Population
  111. 15.3: The Environment
  112. 15.4: Addressing Population Problems and Improving the Environment
  113. 15.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  114. 16: War and Terrorism
  115. 16.1: Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism
  116. 16.2: War
  117. 16.3: Terrorism
  118. 16.4: Preventing War and Stopping Terrorism
  119. 16.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  120. Back Matter
  121. Index
  122. Glossary
  123. Detailed Licensing