Understanding Social Problems
- ISBN-10
- 0314067175
- ISBN-13
- 9780314067173
- Series
- Understanding Social Problems
- Category
- Social problems
- Pages
- 537
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
- Authors
- David Knox, Caroline Schacht, Linda A. Mooney
Description
This new text from a respected author team hones in on understanding the structure and culture of society as a basis for understanding social problems. Its integrative theoretical approach uses three theoretical perspectives to understand each social problem. The authors use take-action orientation to suggest solutions to social problems. The text weaves a global perspective throughout the text, emphasizing that ours is no longer an isolated society.
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