SOC 002 Social Issues and Problems

by Boundless (now LumenLearning)

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This text address the analysis of selected social problems, including race relations, urban decay, suburban sprawl, crime, population problems, environment, and changes in the familial, economic and political institutions.

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Boundless
Subjects
Social Sciences
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CC BY-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
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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: Sociology
  7. 1.1: The Sociological Perspective
  8. 1.2: The History of Sociology
  9. 1.3: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
  10. 1.4: The Sociological Approach
  11. 2: Sociological Research
  12. 2.1: The Research Process
  13. 2.2: Research Models
  14. 2.3: Ethics in Sociological Research
  15. 3: Culture
  16. 3.1: Culture and Society
  17. 3.2: The Symbolic Nature of Culture
  18. 3.3: Culture and Adaptation
  19. 3.4: Culture Worlds
  20. 3.5: Culture and the Dominant Ideology in the U.S.
  21. 4: Socialization
  22. 4.1: The Role of Socialization
  23. 4.2: The Self and Socialization
  24. 4.3: Theories of Socialization
  25. 4.4: Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions
  26. 4.5: Agents of Socialization
  27. 4.6: Gender Socialization
  28. 4.7: Socialization Throughout the Life Span
  29. 4.8: Childhood Socialization
  30. 5: Social Interaction
  31. 5.1: Understanding Social Interaction
  32. 5.2: Types of Social Interaction
  33. 5.3: Elements of Social Interaction
  34. 6: Social Groups and Organization
  35. 6.1: Types of Social Groups
  36. 6.2: Functions of Social Groups
  37. 6.3: Large Social Groups
  38. 6.4: Bureaucracy
  39. 6.5: Group Dynamics
  40. 6.6: Social Structure in the Global Perspective
  41. 7: Deviance, Social Control, and Crime
  42. 7.1: Deviance
  43. 7.2: Social Control
  44. 7.3: Theories of Crime and Deviance
  45. 7.4: The Functionalist Perspective on Deviance
  46. 7.5: The Conflict Perspective on Deviance
  47. 7.6: The Symbolic-Interactionalist Perspective on Deviance
  48. 7.7: Crime
  49. 7.8: Reactions to Deviance
  50. 8: Global Stratification and Inequality
  51. 8.1: Systems of Stratification
  52. 8.2: Global Stratification
  53. 8.3: Stratification in the World System
  54. 8.4: Global Diversity
  55. 8.5: A Comparative Analysis of Global Stratification in Mexico
  56. 8.6: Sociological Theories and Global Inequality
  57. 9: Stratification, Inequality, and Social Class in the U.S.
  58. 9.1: Social Class
  59. 9.2: Social Class in the U.S.
  60. 9.3: The Class Structure in the U.S.
  61. 9.4: Social Mobility
  62. 9.5: The Impacts of Social Class
  63. 9.6: Poverty
  64. 10: Race and Ethnicity
  65. 10.1: Race
  66. 10.2: Ethnicity
  67. 10.3: Minorities
  68. 10.4: Prejudice and Discrimination
  69. 10.5: Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
  70. 10.6: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
  71. 11: Gender Stratification and Inequality
  72. 11.1: Gender and Biology
  73. 11.2: Gender and Socialization
  74. 11.3: Sociological Perspectives on Gender Stratification
  75. 11.4: Women as a Minority
  76. 11.5: Women in the Workplace
  77. 11.6: Gender-Based Violence
  78. 12: Family
  79. 12.1: Family
  80. 12.2: Marriage
  81. 12.3: Sociological Perspectives on Family
  82. 12.4: Recent Changes in Family Structure
  83. 12.5: Divorce
  84. 12.6: Family Violence
  85. 13: Education
  86. 13.1: Education and the Global Perspective
  87. 13.2: Education and Inequality
  88. 13.3: Schools as Formal Organizations
  89. 13.4: The Functionalist Perspective on Education
  90. 13.5: The Conflict Perspective on Education
  91. 13.6: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Education
  92. 13.7: Issues in the U.S. Education System
  93. 14: Religion
  94. 14.1: The Nature of Religion
  95. 14.2: Types of Religions
  96. 14.3: The Functionalist Perspective on Religion
  97. 14.4: The Conflict Perspective on Religion
  98. 14.5: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Religion
  99. 14.6: Religious Organizations
  100. 14.7: The Structure of Religion in the U.S.
  101. 14.8: Major Religions in the U.S.
  102. 15: Government
  103. 15.1: Politics, Power, and Authority
  104. 15.2: Government and the State
  105. 15.3: Types of States
  106. 15.4: Democracy
  107. 15.5: The U.S. Political System
  108. 15.6: War and Terrorism
  109. 16: Economy
  110. 16.1: Economic Systems
  111. 16.2: The Transformation of Economic Systems
  112. 16.3: Work
  113. 17: Population and Urbanization
  114. 17.1: Population Dynamics
  115. 17.2: Population Growth
  116. 17.3: Urbanization and the Development of Cities
  117. 17.4: Urban Life
  118. 17.5: Urban Problems and Policy
  119. 18: Aging
  120. 18.1: The Aging Population
  121. 18.2: A Global Perspective on Aging
  122. 18.3: The Functionalist Perspective on Aging
  123. 18.4: The Conflict Perspective on Aging
  124. 18.5: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Aging
  125. 18.6: Challenges of Aging
  126. 19: Health and Illness
  127. 19.1: The Experience of Illness
  128. 19.2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness
  129. 19.3: Social Epidemiology and Health
  130. 19.4: Health Care in the U.S.
  131. 19.5: Modern Issues in Health Care
  132. 20: Sexuality
  133. 20.1: Socialization and Human Sexuality
  134. 21: Social Change
  135. 21.1: Social Change and Collective Behavior
  136. 21.2: Sources of Social Change
  137. 21.3: Social Movements
  138. Back Matter
  139. Index
  140. Glossary
  141. Detailed Licensing