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Social problems : a critical approach

By: Neubeck, Kenneth JContributor(s): Neubeck, Mary AliceMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill Companies, 1997Edition: 4th EditionDescription: xvii, 646 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0070463727 ; 9780070463721Subject(s): Social problems | Social history -- 20th century | United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- | Social conditions | Social history | United StatesDDC classification: 361.1

Contents:

The global context -- Concentration of political and economic power -- Militarism and war -- Environmental abuse -- Work -- Economic inequality and poverty -- Schooling and unequal educational opportunity -- Racism -- Sexism -- Heterosexism -- Ageism -- Health care -- Family-related problems -- Criminal behavior -- Mental illness -- Suicide -- Substance abuse.

Summary: A critical approach to the analysis of social problems facing the world today that examines both the causes of those problems and their human implications. Twelve chapters look at large societal issues such as Environmental Abuse and Economic Inequality and Poverty. The final five chapters focus on problems of an individual nature such as family-related problems and criminal behavior. The Fourth Edition has been substantively revised to include current issues such as the rise of temporary employees, the growing concentration of wealth, immigration in an increasingly diverse United States, an entirely new chapter on Heterosexism, the failures of the U.S. health care system, suicide among the young and old, and more.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	361.1 NEU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	006902
Permanent Reference	Main Library Permanent Reference	Reference	361.1 NEU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	006900
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	361.1 NEU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	006901

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The global context --
Concentration of political and economic power --
Militarism and war --
Environmental abuse --
Work --
Economic inequality and poverty --
Schooling and unequal educational opportunity --
Racism --
Sexism --
Heterosexism --
Ageism --
Health care --
Family-related problems --
Criminal behavior --
Mental illness --
Suicide --
Substance abuse.

A critical approach to the analysis of social problems facing the world today that examines both the causes of those problems and their human implications. Twelve chapters look at large societal issues such as Environmental Abuse and Economic Inequality and Poverty. The final five chapters focus on problems of an individual nature such as family-related problems and criminal behavior. The Fourth Edition has been substantively revised to include current issues such as the rise of temporary employees, the growing concentration of wealth, immigration in an increasingly diverse United States, an entirely new chapter on Heterosexism, the failures of the U.S. health care system, suicide among the young and old, and more.

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