Annual Editions

Social Problems 04/05

• Author(s): Kurt Finsterbusch,
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Pages: 235
• ISBN_10: 0072917296
  ISBN_13: 9780072917291
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Reference / Yearbooks & Annuals , Social Science / General , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... The articles presented [in this book] were selected for their attention to important issues, the value of the information and ideas they present, and/or their ability to move the reader to concern and possibly even action toward correcting social problems. This [book] begins ... by defining social problems and presenting a general critique of American society. [Next, the book] examines some big issues in the political and economic systems that have society-wide impacts. Next, [it] examines issues of inequality and injustice that challenge basic American values. [The book then] considers how well the various institutions of society work [and] studies the traditional problem of crime and law enforcement ... Finally [the book] confronts the issues of sustainability in a world experiencing serious environmental decline.-To the reader.