Social Problems
- ISBN-10
- 0131891871
- ISBN-13
- 9780131891876
- Series
- Social Problems
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- John J. Macionis
Description
Macionis's Social Problems is the only social problems text that explains how society frames social problems and solutions through politics. The text analyzes social issues and policies, using the concepts of sociological theory and the everyday language of politics. & This text helps students understand the attitudes and values that define the political spectrum in the United States. Once students know how social problems are defined by our society through politics, and how the policies to solve these problems are developed, students are able to & become involved in solving social problems through activism and political involvement.
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