Social problems : a down-to-earth approach /

Henslin, James M.

Social problems : a down-to-earth approach / James M. Henslin. - 8th ed. - Boxton : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2008. - xxx, 610 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 562-585) and indexes.

How sociologists view social problems : the abortion dilemm -- Interpreting social problems : aging -- Human sexual behavior -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Violence in society : rape and murder -- Crime and criminal justice -- Economic problems : wealth and poverty -- Racial-ethnic relations -- Sex discrimination -- Medical care : physical and mental illness -- The changing family -- Urban problems -- Population and food -- The environmental crisis -- War, terrorism, and the balance of power.

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Deviant behavior.
Equality.
Functionalism (Social sciences)
Social change.
Social problems.
Symbolic interactionism.
Abortion
Human sexual behavior
Sex discrimination.


United States--Social conditions--1980-
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