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Social problems : a Canadian perspective

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 512 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780195432398
  • 0195432398
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • HQ 755.35 2011TE
Contents:
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?
Summary: 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.
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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.

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