| Description |
xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The sociological imagination : the promise -- Constructing social problems -- An introduction to the sociology of social problems -- The problem of journalism -- The governing class -- The new economic insecurity -- The Copenhagen consensus -- Global inequality and the challenges of reducing extreme poverty -- Women and wealth : a primer -- The payoff from women's rights -- Doubly divided : the racial wealth gap -- School finance : inequality persists -- Double standards in health care -- The way we wish we were : defining the family crisis -- Striking a balance -- More than welcome : families come first in Sweden -- Life without children -- The implicit ideology of criminal justice -- Schools and prisons : how far have we come since Brown v. Board of Education? -- The growth of incarceration in the Netherlands -- First, reduce harm -- Rx drugs -- Reversal of fortune -- The establishment vs. the environment -- The wealth of the poor : managing ecosystems to fight poverty |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Social problems.
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Equality.
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| LC no. |
2009015585 |
| ISBN |
9780195375077 alkaline paper |
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0195375076 alkaline paper |
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