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Investigating Social Problems
- A. Javier Trevino - Wheaton College
Investigate the many layers of social problems with the top experts in the field.
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Social Problems
August 2014 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
“Given the complexity of the issues, the study of social problems requires, indeed demands, specialized focus by experts.”
-A. Javier Treviño
Welcome to a new way of Investigating Social Problems.
In this groundbreaking new text, general editor A. Javier Treviño, working with a panel of experts, thoroughly examines all aspects of social problems, providing a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Each chapter is written by a specialist on that particular topic. This unique, contributed format ensures that the research and examples provided are the most current and relevant in the field. The chapters carefully follow a model framework to ensure consistency across the entire text and provide continuity for the reader. The text is framed around three major themes: intersectionality (the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and gender), the global scope of many problems, and how researchers take an evidence-based approach to studying problems.
Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award
Find out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward
-A. Javier Treviño
Welcome to a new way of Investigating Social Problems.
In this groundbreaking new text, general editor A. Javier Treviño, working with a panel of experts, thoroughly examines all aspects of social problems, providing a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Each chapter is written by a specialist on that particular topic. This unique, contributed format ensures that the research and examples provided are the most current and relevant in the field. The chapters carefully follow a model framework to ensure consistency across the entire text and provide continuity for the reader. The text is framed around three major themes: intersectionality (the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and gender), the global scope of many problems, and how researchers take an evidence-based approach to studying problems.
Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award
Find out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward
Part I: The Sociological Study of Social Problems
Chapter 1: Social Problems (Javier Trevino)
Part II: Problems of Inequality
Chapter 2: Poverty (Keith Kilty)
Chapter 3: Race (Eileen O’Brien)
Chapter 4: Gender (Robyn Ryle)
Chapter 5: Sexuality (Rebecca Plante)
Chapter 6: Aging (Duane Matcha)
Part III: Problems of Institutions
Chapter 7: Education (Alan R. Sadovnik, Susan F. Semel, and Ryan Coughlan)
Chapter 8: Media (William Hoynes)
Chapter 9: Family (Meg Wilkes Karraker)
Chapter 10: Work and the Economy (Rudi Volti)
Part IV: Problems of Health and Safety
Chapter 11: Crime (Susan Guarino-Ghezzi and Kathleen Currul-Dykeman)
Chapter 12: Alcohol and Other Drugs (Brian C. Kelly and Dina Perrone)
Chapter 13: Health (Kevin White)
Part V: Problems of Global Impact
Chapter 14: Environment (Michael M. Bell and Katharine Legun)
Chapter 15: Science and Technology (Wenda Bauchspies)
Chapter 16: War (Paul Joseph)
Chapter 17: Population (Michael Borer and Tyler Schafer)
Supplements
Instructor Resource Site
Password-protected Instructor Resources will include the following:
- Microsoft® Word® test bank,
- Respondus electronic test bank
- PowerPoint® slides
- SAGE articles
- Chapter-specific discussion questions
- Audio links
- Video links
- Web resources
Student Study Site
The open-access Student Study Site will include the following:
- eFlashcards
- Web quizzes
- Audio links
- Video links
- SAGE articles
- General Social Survey Questions
This is a great introductory text for students of sociology interested in understanding how the discipline can contribute to the analysis of inequality and marginalization.
Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University
April 6, 2015
I have added this title to my "Recommended" reading list and will continue to evaluate it as I develop the course.
Humanities Fine Arts Dept, Front Range Community College
February 17, 2015
Text gives graduate students of nonprofit management who have no previous study in sociology a basic grasp of the nature of social problems. This is a recommended text used as a supplement to my course, "Communications for Social Change."
Milano School of International Affairs, Mgmt and Policy, New School University
January 24, 2015
This textbook is very well organized and allows for interactive options for students. The available online instructor resources are very well designed and make course preparation much swifter. Designing this course for the first time on my course website went very easily, and I was able to remove and add options that were more focused for my students.
Behavioral Social Sciences Div, Univ Of Houston-Clear Lake
January 7, 2015