Social problems: a critical approach
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Scott, Foresman
1979
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| adam_text | Overview Introduction l Part 1 Macro Problems 25 1 Economic Inequality and Poverty 29 2 Concentration of Power 59 3 Schooling and Unequal Educational Opportunity 87 4 Institutional Racism 121 5 Institutional Sexism 157 6 Militarism and War 189 7 Environmental Abuse 219 8 Work 249 Part 2 Micro Problems 283 9 Ю 11 12 13 Criminal Behavior 287 Mental Illness 327 Suicide 359 Alcoholism 383 Drug Abuse 409 Glossary 441 Name Index 449 Subject Index 453
Contents Introduction l Traditional Approaches to the Study of Social Problems 2 The Social Pathology Approach 3 I The Social Disorganization Approach 6 A Critical Approach to Social Problems 12 Macro Problems 14 I Micro Problems 15 The Life Cycle of Social Problems 16 Defining a Social Problem 17 I Transformation into a Public Issue 17 I Debating Causes and Solutions 19 I The Role of Power 20 Summary 22 Discussion Questions 23 Part 1 Macro Problems 25 1 Economic Inequality and Poverty 29 The Reality of Economic inequality 31 Concentration of Wealth and Ownership 31 I Unequal Distribution of Income 34 I Minorities and Economic Inequality 36 Perpetuation of Economic inequality 38 Wealth Begets Wealth 39 I The Unequal Burden of Taxation 39 / Ideological Supports for Inequality 41 Poverty Amidst Affluence 43 What Is Poverty? 44 / Who Are the Poor? 45 / Why Are They Poor? 46 The Effects of Economic inequality 50 Inequality and Life Chances 50 I The Need for Government Intervention 54 Summary 56 Discussion Questions 56 Public Problem, Private Pain: A Welfare Mother 53
2 Concentration of Power 59 Power in America: Who Rules? 60 The Pluralist Perspective 61 I American Beliefs About Political Power 63 The Power Elite Perspective 69 The Attack on Pluralism 69 I Identifying the Power Elite 69 I The Erosion of Public Involvement 71 I The Case of Defense Spending 72 The Governing Class Perspective 74 America’s Social and Economic Upper Class 74 I America’s Governing Class 75 / Pluralism Below 76 I The Case of Social Security 77 The Consequences of Power Concentration 78 Watergate and the Abuse of Power 79 I Political Alienation 80 Toward the Democratic Ideal 82 Summary 84 Discussion Questions 85 Public Problem, Private Pain: Feeling Powerless 66 3 Schooling and Unequal Educational Opportunity The “Great School Legend” 88 Beliefs About American Education 88 IA Revisionist Critique 90 Schooling as an Agent of Socialization 92 The “Organization Child’ 93 / Learning to Participate in the Economy 95 I The Political Impact of Schooling 98 Schooling and Inequality 1O0 Tracking and Testing-An Overview 102 I An Elementary-School Case Study 105 I The High-School Level 108 ! Higher Education HO I The Special Rok of the Community Coltege 112 Altering the Educational System Summary 117 Discussion Questions 119 114 Public Problem, Private Pain: A Child in the Lowest Track 107
4 Institutional Racism 121 The Meaning of Racism 124 Personal Racism 124 I Institutional Racism 126 I The Myth of Innate Racial Inferiority 127 Economic Deprivation and Exploitation 129 Employment and Income 129 I Business Ownership 135 Political Powerlessness 136 Government Employment 137 I Voter Participation 139 I Minorities and the Law 140 Educational Deprivation 141 The Battle Against Segregation 142 I Obstacles to Equal Education 142 Racism and Society 144 The Costs of Racism 144 I The Inspiration of Minority Responses 146 I The Civil Rights Movement 148 I Toward a More Equal Society 151 Summary 152 Discussion Questions 154 Public Problem, Private Pain: Black, American, and Unequal 147 5 Institutional Sexism 157 The Meaning of Sexism 158 Male Chauvinism Versus Institutional Sexism 158 I Is Biology Destiny? 160 I Socialization and Self-Concept 164 The Economic Effects of Sexism 166 Earnings and Job Opportunities 167 I Forces Favoring Economic Subordination 169 I Laboring in the Home 172 I The Consumer Role 173 The Political Effects of Sexism 174 Women and Law 175 I Political Participation 176 The Women’s Movement 178 The Development of the Womens Movement 178 I Issues and Goab 179 í The Gains of the Movement 181 I The Question of Men’s Liberation 182 I Hopes for the Future 183 Summary 185 Discussion Questions 187 Public Problem, Private Pain: Trying to Leave Woman’s Place 162 6 Militarism and War 189 The Military-Industrial Complex 190 The Rise of the Military-Industrial Complex 191 I The Uniformed Military 193 I The Aerospace ¡Defense Industry 197 I The National
Security Managers 199 I The Militarized Congress 200
Protecting American Economic interests Abroad 202 The Corporate-Governmental Partnership 203 I Defending the World Against Socialism 204 The Effects of Militarism 207 Military Expenditures and the Civilian Economy 207 I The Quality of Life 210 I The Nuclear Threat 211 Choosing Human Survival 213 Summary 214 Discussion Questions 217 Public Problem, Private Pain: Wounded in Battle 196 7 Environmental Abuse 219 Nature and Extent of Environmental Abuse 221 Air Pollution 221 / Water Pollution 223 I Nuclear Radiation 225 I Solid Wastes 227 I Noise and Visual Pollution 229 I Land Misuse 231 I Resource Depletion 233 Searching for Causes 237 Human Nature 237 I Population and Affluence 238 I Science and Technology 239 I Economic Organization 240 Searching for Solutions 243 Problems in Combating Environmental Abuse 243 Institutions and Activities 245 / Changing Summary 246 Discussion Questions 247 Public Problem, Private Pain: Contemplating the Ecocatastrophe 230 8 Work 249 The Changing World of Work 251 The Post-Industrial Society 251 / The Decline of Self-Employment 253 I Bureaucratization of the Workplace 255 Unemployment 256 Extent of Unemployment 257 I Causes of Unemployment 258 I The Impact of Unemployment 265 Job Satisfaction 267 The Blue-Collar Worker 270 / The White-Collar Worker 273 I Job Dissatisfaction and the Consumer Society 274 Controlling People/Controlling Work 276 Work and Other Macro Problems 277 j Improving the Nature of Work 277 Summary 279 Discussion Questions 280 Public Problem, Private Pain: On the Assembly Line 271
Part 2 Micro Problems 283 9 Criminal Behavior 287 What Is Crime? 289 Elements of the Legal Definition 289 I Defining Behavior as Criminal 291 Crime Statistics 292 Official Statistics 293 I Victimization Studies 295 I Self-Report Studies 297 Extent and Distribution of Crime 298 Traditional Crime 298 I Victimless Crime 302 I White-Collar Crime 304 I Organized Crime 306 I Political Crime 310 Explanations for Criminal Behavior 312 Physiological Explanations 312 I Psychological Explanations 314 I Sociological Explanations 316 The Criminal Justice System 320 The Police 320 I The Courts 321 I Corrections 322 Summary 323 Discussion Questions 325 Public Problem, Private Pain: A Street Criminal 317 10 Mental Illness 327 The Extent of Mental illness 328 The Prevalence of Mental Illness 329 I The Incidence of Mental Illness 329 Defining Mental illness 332 The Medical Model 332 I Mental Illness as a Myth 336 / Mental Illness as a Sign of Health 338 I The Labeling Process 339 Factors Associated with Mental Illness 341 Class 341 I Economic Đ isruption 343 I Racism 344 / Sexism 346 Treating Mental Illness 348 Mental Hospitals as Total Institutions 349 I The Politics of Involuntary Confinement 353 I The Need for Change 355 Summary 356 Discussion Questions 357 Public Problem, Private Pain: In a Mental Institution 352
11 Suicide 359 The Nature and Extent of Suicide 360 The Concept of Suicide 360 / Suicide Statistics 362 Explanations for Suicide 366 Physiological Explanations 366 I Psychological Explanations 367 I Sociological Explanations 369 I Other Explanations 373 / The Question of Attempted Suicide 373 Suicide Prevention 375 Suicide Prevention Centers 375 I Is There a Right to Die? 377 Summary 380 Discussion Questions 381 Public Problem, Private Pain: Planning a Suicide 379 12 Alcoholism 383 Drinking in America 384 Private Profit and Public Income 385 / American Drinking Practices 386 I Patterns of Alcohol Use 388 / Alcohol Abuse 391 Explanations for Alcoholism 392 Physiological Explanations 393 I Psychological Explanations 393 I Sociological Explanations 394 I Alcoholism and Problems in Living 396 Effects of Alcohol Abuse 396 Personal and Family Relationships 397 I Personal Health 397 / Highway Deaths 400 I Crime 401 / Economic Effects 402 Types of Treatment 403 Physiological Treatment 403 I Psychological Treatment 404 I What Treatment Works Best? 405 Summary 406 Discussion Questions 407 Public Problem, Private Pain: Reversion to Drinking 398 13 Drug Abuse 409 What Is a Drug? 410 Illegal Substances 412 Marijuana 413 / Heroin 415 I Cocaine Legal Substances 423 418 I LSD 419 I Methedrine 421 Nature and Extent of Abuse of Legal Drugs Dispensers, and Users 425 424 I Drug Producers,
Explanations for Drug Use and Abuse 427 Use of Illegal Drugs 428 / Drug Abuse and Social Conditions 430 I Drugs and Social Control 431 Summary 434 Discussion Questions 435 Public Problem, Private Pain: A Bad Trip 422 Picture Credits 439 Glossary 441 Name Index 449 Subject Index 453
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