The introduction of the Affordable Care Act in the United States, the increasing use of prescription drugs, and the alleged abuse of racial profiling by police are just some of the factors contributing to twenty-first-century social problems. The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems offers a wide-ranging roster of the social problems currently pressing for attention and amelioration. Unlike other works in this area, it also gives great consideration to theoretical and methodological discussions. This Handbook will benefit both undergraduate and graduate students eager to understand the sociology of social problems. It is suitable for classes in social problems, current events, and social theory. Featuring the most current research, the Handbook provides an especially useful resource for sociologists and graduate students conducting research.
Author(s): A. Javier Treviño
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF | TOC | Cover
Pages: 597
Tags: Social Theory; Sociology: General Interest; Sociology: Social Problems
Cover
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Title
Copyright
Contents
About the Contributors
Introduction
Part I | General Concerns and Orientations in the Study of Social Problems
1 | The Challenges of Conceptualizing Social Problems
2 | Research Methods
3 | Participatory Action Research and Social Problems
4 | Public Policy and Social Problems: Recent Trends in the Formal Control of Individual Behavior
5 | Social Problems in Global Perspective
6 | Bridging Social Movements and Social Problems
7 | Public Sociology and Social Problems
8 | Service Sociology and Social Problems
9 | Astrosociology Social Problems on Earth and in Outer Space
10 | Prospects for the Sociological Study of Social Problems
Part II | Historical and Theoretical Issues in the Study of Social Problems
11 | Settlement Sociology
12 | Chicago School: City as a Social Laboratory
13 | Luhmanns Sociological Systems Theory and the Study of Social Problems
14 | The Conflict Approach
15 | Radical Interactionism and the Symbolism of Methamphetamine
16 | Social Constructionism
Part III | Problems of Discrimination and Inequality
17 | Racism
18 | Immigration
19 | Gender Inequality
20 | Sexualities and Homophobia
21 | Poverty and Income Inequality: A Cross-National Perspective on Social Citizenship
22 | Housing Market Discrimination
23 | Hunger and Food Insecurity
24 | Ageism Past and Present
25 | Disabilities
Part IV | Problems of Institutions
26 | Media and the Construction of Social Problems
27 | Family Problems
28 | Problems in Education
29 | Problems of the Workplace and Workforce
30 | Long-Term Unemployment in the United States
Index
