Critical Thinking and Social Problems: A Sociological Perspectiv

by Rodolfo Rodriguez

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This text explores major social problems experienced by society, with an exploration of the role of power in defining social problems, causes and consequences, theoretical perspectives, proposed solutions, and methods of interventions. The book also focuses on the application of critical thinking skills to strengthen critical analysis and heighten social awareness.

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Publisher
Coalinga College
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0, 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: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  8. 1.2: What Is a Social Problem?
  9. 1.3: Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems
  10. 1.4: Continuity and Change in Social Problems
  11. 1.5: Doing Research on Social Problems
  12. 1.6: End of Chapter Synthesis
  13. 2: Social Problems and Poverty
  14. 2.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  15. 2.2: The Measurement and Extent of Poverty
  16. 2.3: Who the Poor Are- Social Patterns of Poverty
  17. 2.4: Explaining Poverty
  18. 2.5: The Consequences of Poverty
  19. 2.6: Global Poverty
  20. 2.7: Reducing Poverty
  21. 2.8: End of Chapter Synthesis
  22. 3: Racial and Ethnic Inequality Social Problems Continuity and Change
  23. 3.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  24. 3.2: Racial and Ethnic Inequality- A Historical Prelude
  25. 3.3: The Meaning of Race and Ethnicity
  26. 3.4: Prejudice
  27. 3.5: Discrimination
  28. 3.6: Dimensions of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  29. 3.7: Explaining Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  30. 3.8: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  31. 3.9: Implementing Ethnic Studies Courses- Who Decides?
  32. 3.10: End of Chapter Synthesis
  33. 4: Reconstructing and Analyzing Arguments
  34. 4.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  35. 4.2: Reconstructing and analyzing arguments
  36. 4.3: Identifying Arguments
  37. 4.4: Arguments vs. Explanations
  38. 4.5: More Complex Argument Structures
  39. 4.6: Using Paraphrases to Reconstruct Arguments
  40. 4.7: Validity
  41. 4.8: Soundness
  42. 4.9: Deductive vs. Inductive Arguments
  43. 4.10: Arguments with Missing Premises
  44. 4.11: Evaluative Language
  45. 4.12: End of Chapter Synthesis
  46. 5: Gender Inequality Work and The Economy
  47. 5.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  48. 5.2: Understanding Sex and Gender
  49. 5.3: Culture and Gender
  50. 5.4: Feminism and Sexism
  51. 5.5: Dimensions of Gender Inequality
  52. 5.6: Gender Inequality in the United States
  53. 5.7: Women of Color- A Triple Burden
  54. 5.8: Household Inequality
  55. 5.9: Violence against Women- Rape and Sexual Assault
  56. 5.10: The Benefits and Costs of Being Male
  57. 5.11: Reducing Gender Inequality
  58. 5.12: Work and the Economy
  59. 5.13: The US Labor Force
  60. 5.14: Sociological Perspectives on Work and the Economy
  61. 5.15: Problems in Work and the Economy
  62. 5.16: The Role of Tax Policy
  63. 5.17: Crime in the Workplace
  64. 5.18: End of Chapter Synthesis
  65. 6: Crime and Criminal Justice
  66. 6.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  67. 6.2: The Problem of Crime
  68. 6.3: Measuring Crime
  69. 6.4: Who Commits Crime?
  70. 6.5: Explaining Crime
  71. 6.6: The Criminal Justice System
  72. 6.7: Reducing Crime
  73. 6.8: End of Chapter Synthesis
  74. 7: Health, Healthcare and Informal Fallacies
  75. 7.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  76. 7.2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care
  77. 7.3: Global Aspects of Health and Health Care
  78. 7.4: Health in the United States
  79. 7.5: Problems of Healthcare in the United States
  80. 7.6: Improving Health and Health Care
  81. 7.7: Formal vs. Informal Fallacies
  82. 7.8: End of Chapter Synthesis
  83. 8: Urban and Rural Problems and Populations and the Environment
  84. 8.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  85. 8.2: A Brief History of Urbanization
  86. 8.3: Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization
  87. 8.4: Problems of Urban Life
  88. 8.5: Problems of Rural Life
  89. 8.6: Improving Urban and Rural Life
  90. 8.7: Population and the Environment
  91. 8.8: Population
  92. 8.9: Views of Population Growth
  93. 8.10: Immigration
  94. 8.11: The Environment
  95. 8.12: Environmental Problems
  96. 8.13: Addressing Population Problems and Improving the Environment
  97. 8.14: End of Chapter Synthesis
  98. 9: War and Terrorism
  99. 9.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  100. 9.2: Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism
  101. 9.3: War
  102. 9.4: Veterans- The Casualties of War
  103. 9.5: Militarism and the US Military Budget
  104. 9.6: US Arms Exports
  105. 9.7: Terrorism
  106. 9.8: Preventing War and Stopping Terrorism
  107. 9.9: End of Chapter Synthesis
  108. Back Matter
  109. Index
  110. Glossary
  111. Detailed Licensing
  112. Detailed Licensing