Revised edition of Social problems, [2017]
A complete set of tools for analyzing any social problem.
As a whole, the collection powerfully explores a wide range of contemporary social problems while providing the tools and context to help students think sociologically about the social problems around us.
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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.
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This volume will be of interest to those concerned with the discipline of sociology, especially its current theoretical development and growth.
Second, the text now also looks more closely at the importance of emotions in constructing public consciousness of social problems.When the first edition was published, Teaching Sociology noted, "Loseke does a superb job explaining the ...
I also had the chance to point out that there are, in fact, solutions that work. As I tell my students, the question is not really what caused the problem -- we know these are social problems and that means they have social causes.
This book is ideal for undergraduate sociology courses on social problems, as well as courses on social justice and human rights.