| Description |
xxx, 610 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 562-585) and indexes |
| Subject |
Social problems.
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Deviant behavior.
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Equality.
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Social change.
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Symbolic interactionism.
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Functionalism (Social sciences)
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140524
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| LC no. |
2007010844 |
| ISBN |
9780205508044 (alk. paper) |
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0205508049 (alk. paper) |
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