Understanding Social Problems, 9th Edition

By: Linda A. Mooney and David Knox and Caroline Schacht

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Synopsis: Mooney, Knox, and Schacht's UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS uses a theoretically balanced, reader-friendly approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of social problems. The book progresses from a micro to macro level of analysis, focusing first on such problems as illness and health care, drugs and alcohol, and family problems, and then broadening to the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, and conflict around the world. The social problem in each chapter is framed in a global as well as U. S. context. In every chapter, the three major theoretical perspectives are applied to the social problem under discussion, and the consequences of the problem, as well as alternative solutions, are explored. Pedagogical features such as "Animals and Society," "The Human Side," and "Self and Society" enable you to grasp how social problems affect the lives of individuals and apply your understanding of social problems to your own life.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 515 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781285746500
Publisher:: Cengage Learning
Date of Addition:: 06/01/16
Copyrighted By:: Cengage Learning
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:: College Freshman, College Sophomore
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.