A complete set of tools for analyzing any social problem.
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.
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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This text helps students understand the attitudes and values that define the political spectrum in the United States.
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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 ...
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