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Author's Choice "Crossroads" Reader to accompany Curran & Renzetti's "Social Problems" de Daniel J. Curran

Author's Choice "Crossroads" Reader to accompany Curran & Renzetti's "Social Problems"

Autor Daniel J. Curran, Dr. Claire M. Renzetti
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2002
A short, inexpensive collection of readings from Pearson Custom Publishing's Crossroads database selected by Daniel Curran and Claire Renzetti specifically to accompany their textbook, Social Problems: Society in Crisis, Fifth Edition.
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ISBN-13: 9780205378371
ISBN-10: 0205378374
Pagini: 231
Dimensiuni: 210 x 133 mm
Greutate: 9.07 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

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1. Studying Social Problems.
The Credit Card: Private Troubles and Public Issues, George Ritzer.In Chapter 1 of Social Problems, we discuss several criteria for deciding which problems are social and which are personal. In this reading, Ritzer shows how a problem for which we often "blame the victim," can have social-structural causes.

2. Economics, Politics, and Power.
The Price of Freedom, Nina Munk.Chapter 2 of Social Problems includes a discussion of workers' rights in the workplace. Munk examines if the free enterprise system holds more advantages for employers than employees.Toxic Cash: How Lobbyists Poisoned the EPA, Robert Dreyfuss.Still not sure that lobbies are a powerful political force? Dreyfuss continues the discussion of lobbying with evidence that may convince you.

3. Crime and the Criminal Justice System.
Criminal Justice Through the Looking Glass, or Winning by Losing, Jeffrey Reiman.Reiman underlines a major point in Chapter 3 of Social Problems: that not everyone in our society has an equal chance of being officially labeled criminal and processed through the criminal justice system.

4. Social Class, Inequality, and Poverty.
An Unequal World, York W. Bradshaw, et al.One important point in Chapter 4 of Social Problems is that social stratification occurs among countries as well as within them. Bradshaw examines data that highlight various dimensions of global inequality.Negative Consequences to the Rise of Income Inequality, Denny Braun.Braun continues the discussion of income inequality presented in Chapter 4 by examining the growing disparity between the “haves” and the “have nots” in the United States.

5. Racial and Ethnic Inequality.
White Racism: A Sociology of Human Waste, Joe R. Feagin and Hernan Vera.Chapter 5 of Social Problems makes the point that the term “racism” has different meaning to White and African Americans. Feagin and Vera illustrate this position further.

6. Gender Inequality and Heterosexism.
White Privilege and Male Privilege, Peggy McIntosh.One of the themes of Social Problems is the impact of intersecting inequalities. McIntosh examines this theme and notes that unequal opportunities due to particular forms of privilege need not be imposed intentionally to have serious consequences for those in disadvantaged groups.

7. Problems in Families and Intimate Relationships.
Diverse Forms of Family Life Merit Recognition, Rosemary Radford Ruether.In Chapter 7 of Social Problems, we note that families that do not conform to the traditional nuclear model (which represents only a small minority of families today) are often denigrated in our society and sometimes even blamed for various social problems. Radford encourages us instead to appreciate diverse family forms.

8. Problems of Aging.
The World Turns Gray: How Global Aging Will Challenge the World's Economic Well-Being, Phillip J. Longman.One issue covered in Chapter 8 of Social Problems is the consequences of longer life expectancy for many people throughout the world today. Longman examines factors contributing to the growing elderly population globally.

9. Problems of Education.
Racial Stratification and Education in the United States Why Inequality Persists, John U. Ogbu.Many people today believe that racial segregation in schools is no longer a problem, but we argue in Chapter 9 of Social Problems that it continues and, in some places, has worsened. Ogbu examines data that support this position.

10. Problems of Illness and Health Care.
Healing in a Hurry: Hospitals in the Managed-Care Age, Suzanne Gordon and Timothy McCall.Chapter 10 of Social Problems provides an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of using managed care to lower health care costs. Gordon and McCall address this debate in greater detail.

11. Threats to the Natural Environment.
Environmental Oppression: Who Is Targeted for Toxic Exposure?, Timothy Maher.Once again the theme of intersecting inequalities is highlighted, this time in the context of environmental pollution.

12. Population, Urbanization, and Housing Problems.
Family Planning, Amazon Style, Warren M. Hern.Chapter 12 of Social Problems mentions several innovative, culturally-sensitive programs designed to control population growth in economically undeveloped societies. This reading by Hern illustrates such a program.Death of a Neighborhood, Rob Gurwitt.Gurwitt continues the debate over urban renewal raised in Chapter 12 of Social Problems through a case study of a Connecticut city.

13. Taking a Stand on Social Problems: From Theory to Practice.
When Activists Win: The Renaissance of Dudley Street, Jay Walljasper.In Chapter 13 of Social Problems, we encourage readers to take action to help solve the problems we have discussed. Walljasper shows that ordinary people acting collectively can succeed in bringing about extraordinary social change.

Caracteristici

  • Provides a fast and convenient way to incorporate a customized, text-specific reader into a social problems course.
  • Each reading has been selected to reflect major themes, key concepts, and overall approach of Social Problems: Society in Crisis, Fifth Edition.
  • The author's rationale for selecting each article is included in the table of contents.
  • Headnotes and discussion questions are provided by the general editor of Crossroads, Kathleen A. Tiemann.
  • Can be purchased separately or value-packed at a special discount with Social Problems: Society in Crisis, Fifth Edition. (Valuepack ISBN: 0-536-64700-3)