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UNISA990002221770203316 |
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KEDDIE, Nikki R. |
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An Islamic response to imperialism / Nikki R. Keddie ; including a translation of the "Refutation of the materialists" from the original Persian by Nikki R. Keddie and Hamid Algar |
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Berkeley : University of California Press, 1983 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910172240503321 |
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Beeghley Leonard |
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Angles Of Vision [[electronic resource] ] : How To Understand Social Problems |
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New York, : Westview Press, 2008 |
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0-429-98190-2 |
1-4294-9151-5 |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Social problems -- United States |
Social problems |
Social structure -- United States |
Social structure |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Study of Social Problems; Defining Social Problems; Understanding Social Problems; Notes; Recommended Reading; 2. Abortion; Dimensions of Abortion; Consequences of Abortion; Individuals and Abortion; Social Structure and Abortion; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 3. Gender Inequality; Dimensions of Gender Inequality; Consequences of Gender Inequality; Individuals and Gender Inequality; Social Structure and Gender Inequality; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 4. Racial and Ethnic Inequality |
Dimensions of Racial and Ethnic InequalityConsequences of Racial and Ethnic Inequality; Individuals and Racial and Ethnic Inequality; Social Structure and Racial and Ethnic Inequality; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 5. Poverty; Dimensions of Poverty; Consequences of Poverty; Individuals and Poverty; Social Structure and Poverty; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 6. Drugs; Dimensions of Drug Use; Consequences of Drug Abuse; Individuals and Drug Use and Abuse; Social Structure and Drug Use; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 7. Homicide; Dimensions of Homicide |
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Consequences of HomicideIndividuals and Homicide; Social Structure and Homicide; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 8. An Aging Population; Dimensions of the Aging Population; Consequences of an Aging Population; Individuals and an Aging Population; Social Structure and an Aging Population; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 9. Health; Dimensions of Health; Consequences of Ill Health and the Emphasis on Treatment; Individuals and Health; Social Structure and Health; Implications; Notes; Recommended Reading; 10. Reflections on the Study of Social Problems; Notes |
Recommended ReadingGlossary; References; Index |
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Angles of Vision is a compact text that provides students with basic information about social problems and teaches them a strategy for understanding these issues. Students learn how to distinguish between individual and structural analyses and the importance of placing issues in a historical and international context to gain a clearer understanding. In so doing, students come to appreciate that sociology is a hypothesis-testing discipline. The author uses metaphors, vignettes, and humor to convey the fundamental concepts, key findings, and methods by which sociologists understand s |
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