This volume will be of interest to those concerned with the discipline of sociology, especially its current theoretical development and growth.
There is no adequate definition of social problems within sociology, and there is not and never has been a sociology of social problems. That observation is the point of departure of this book.
This volume aims to provide a definition of social problems within sociology and to prepare the ground for the empirical study of social problems.
This volume will be of interest to those concerned with the discipline of sociology, especially its current theoretical development and growth. Malcolm Spector was professor of sociology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Constructing Social Problems