Social problems : a Canadian perspective
Tepperman, Lorne.
Social problems : a Canadian perspective - 3rd ed - Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xvi, 512 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION; 1. What are social problems?; PART 2: INEQUALITIES; 2. Class, poverty, and economic inequalities; 3. Race and ethnic relations; 4. Gender relations; 5. Sexualities; 6. Age group relations; PART 3: OUTCOMES; 7. Crime and violence; 8. Addictions; 9. Health issues; 10. War and terrorism; PART 4: DOMAINS; 11. Families; 12. Workplaces; 13. Schools; 14. Populations, cities and neighbourhoods; 15. The natural environment; PART 5: THE FUTURE; 16. What problems are on the way?
Building upon the foundations students gain in introductory sociology courses,Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective examines the social dynamics and consequences of Canadian and global social problems such as poverty, unemployment, crime, drug abuse, health, war, and terrorism. These problems are discussed and examined through theoretical paradigms such as structural functionalism, conflict and feminist theories, symbolic interactionism, and social constructionism.
UNEDITED/Tomas/2011/Aug
9780195432398 0195432398
Social problems -- Textbooks.
Social problems -- Textbooks. Canada -- Social conditions -- Textbooks.
HQ 755.35 2011TE
Social problems : a Canadian perspective - 3rd ed - Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xvi, 512 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION; 1. What are social problems?; PART 2: INEQUALITIES; 2. Class, poverty, and economic inequalities; 3. Race and ethnic relations; 4. Gender relations; 5. Sexualities; 6. Age group relations; PART 3: OUTCOMES; 7. Crime and violence; 8. Addictions; 9. Health issues; 10. War and terrorism; PART 4: DOMAINS; 11. Families; 12. Workplaces; 13. Schools; 14. Populations, cities and neighbourhoods; 15. The natural environment; PART 5: THE FUTURE; 16. What problems are on the way?
Building upon the foundations students gain in introductory sociology courses,Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective examines the social dynamics and consequences of Canadian and global social problems such as poverty, unemployment, crime, drug abuse, health, war, and terrorism. These problems are discussed and examined through theoretical paradigms such as structural functionalism, conflict and feminist theories, symbolic interactionism, and social constructionism.
UNEDITED/Tomas/2011/Aug
9780195432398 0195432398
Social problems -- Textbooks.
Social problems -- Textbooks. Canada -- Social conditions -- Textbooks.
HQ 755.35 2011TE