Social Problems and Inequality : Social Responsibility through Progressive Sociology


John C. Alessio
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Farnham : : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , 2011.
Omfang
1 online resource (303 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Dedication and Acknowledgements; 1 The Systematic Study of Social Problems; 2 Macro Sociological Theory and Analyzing Social Problems; 3 Micro Sociological Analysis of Social Problems; 4 Probable Roots and Current Manifestations of Inequality; 5 Inequality and Social Disorganization; 6 Social Class and Stratification; 7 Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and the Isms; 8 Inequality and the Social Construction of Reality; 9 Criminology and Criminal Justice; 10 Corporations, Nation-States, and Economic Globalization: Impact on Inequality. - 11 Political Economy and Social Change12 Micro and Macro Solutions to Global Problems; References; Index. - With a central focus on the problem of inequality and the manner in which this is manifested in crime, social class and stratification, Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allowing it to be used for classroom purposes, it addresses the most fundamental principles of how humans, acting through social units, create, and eventually can remedy, social problems.
Emner
Sjanger
Dewey
305 . - 361.1
ISBN
9781409419877

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