Angles Of Vision [[electronic resource] ] : How To Understand Social Problems
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| Autore: |
Beeghley Leonard
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| Titolo: |
Angles Of Vision [[electronic resource] ] : How To Understand Social Problems
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Westview Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 361.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social problems -- United States |
| Social problems | |
| Social structure -- United States | |
| Social structure | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Angles Of Vision |
| ISBN: | 0-429-98190-2 |
| 1-4294-9151-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910172240503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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