Social problems:
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Boston, Mass. [u.a.]
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| Ausgabe: | 14. ed., internat. ed. |
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| Beschreibung: | Previous ed.: 2009. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XXII, 552 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780205230334 0205230334 |
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Autor: Kornblum, William
Jahr: 2012
BOX FEATURES xvii
PREFACE xix
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS
What Is a Social Problem? 4
Perspectives on Social Problems 6
The Functionalist Perspective 6 « The Conflict Perspective 10
The Interactionist Perspective 13
The Natural History of Social Problems 16
The Media and Social Problems 17
Research on Social Problems 18
Demographic Studies 19 • Survey Research 20 * Field Observation 20
Social Experiments 21
Social Policy 22
Future Prospects 24
Going Beyond Left and Right 24
PROBLEMS OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE 28
Healthcare as a Global Social Problem 29
Medical Sociology 32
The Scope of Healthcare Problems in America 32
Unequal Access to Healthcare 33 • The High Cost of Healthcare 35
Inadequate Protection 42 • Women and Healthcare 46
The Disabled and Handicapped 47 • Ethical Issues 48
AIDS-A Modern Plague 50
AIDS and Global Poverty 53 • AIDS Orphans 54
Explanations of Healthcare Problems 55
Class and Class Conflict 56 • Institutions and Healthcare 57
Health and Social Interaction 58
Social Policy 59
The Single-Payer Nations 59 • Healthcare Reform in the United States 60
Key Provisions of the Bill 61 • Future Prospects 62
Going Beyond Left and Right 62
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PROBLEMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND TREATMENT 66
Mental Illness as a Social Problem 68
Perspectives on Mental Illness 70 • Suicide and Mental Illness 71
The Social Construction of Mental Illness 72
Defining Mental Illness 72 • Classification of Mental Disorders 74 • Diagnosis or Label? 76
Inequality, Conflict, and Mental Illness 77
Incidence Versus Prevalence of Mental Disorders 78 • Social Class and Mental Disorder 78
Mental Disorder and Urban Life 80 • Other Factors 81
Institutional Problems of Treatment and Care 83
Methods of Treatment 83 • Changes in Mental-Health Treatment and Care 84
Treatment Institutions 85 • Deinstitutionalization and Homelessness 89
Social Policy 91
Future Prospects 93
Going Beyond Left and Right 95
ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUOS 98
The Nature of the Problem 100
Drug Abuse 100 • Abuse, Addiction, and Dependence 101
Alcohol Use and Abuse 104
Problem Drinkers and Alcoholics 105 • Who Drinks? 105
Drinking Among Young People 107 • Alcohol-Related Social Problems 109
Treatment of Alcoholism 111 • Results: A Growing Population of Alcohol Abstainers 113
Illegal Drug Use and Abuse 113
Commonly Abused Drugs 113 • Patterns of Drug Abuse 118
Drug Use, Crime, and Violence 121 • Drug Use and AIDS 122
Treatment of Drug Abuse 123
Social Policy 124
DWI 125 • Drug Law Reform 125
Harm Reduction: Policy and Sentencing Reforms 126 • Future Prospects 127
Going Beyond Left and Right 128
CRIME AND VIOLENCE 132
The Nature of Crime 136
Police Discretion 137 • Problems of Accuracy 139
Types of Crimes and Criminals 140
Violent Personal Crimes 141 • Occasional Property Crimes 144
Occupational (White-Collar) Crimes 145 • Corporate Crimes 147
Public-Order Crimes 149 • Organized Crime 150
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Conventional and Professional Crimes 151 • Juvenile Delinquency 153
Hate Crimes 154
Gangs, Guns, and Violent Death 156
Gangs and Violence 156 * Recent Trends 159
Conditions and Causes of Crime and Violence 160
Biological Explanations of Crime 160 • Biology, Violence, and Criminality 160
Gender and Crime 161 • Age and Crime 162 • Sociological Explanations of Crime 163
Controlling Crime 168
Retribution-Deterrence 169 • Rehabilitation 172 • Prevention 174
Social Policy 175
Mandatory Sentencing 176 • Arrest and Incarceration 176
Occupational and Corporate Crimes 178 • Organized Crime 178
Public-Order and Juvenile Justice Reforms 179 * Gun Control 180 • Future Prospects 182
Going Beyond Left and Right 183
POVERTY AMID AFFLUENCE 186
The Haves and the Have-Nots 189
The Rich 189 • The Poor 191
Poverty and Social Class 194
The Nature of Poverty 196
The Poverty Line 196 • Who Are the Poor? 197 • Event Poverty 203
Concomitants of Poverty 206
Healthcare 207 • Education 208
Housing and Homelessness 208 • Justice 210
Explanations of Persistent Poverty 210
Structural Explanations 210 • Cultural Explanations 212
Social Policy 213
Reform of Welfare as We Know It 213 • Welfare Policies and Growing Inequality 218
Future Prospects 219
Going Beyond Left and Right 220
RACISM, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION 224
The Continuing Struggle for Minority Civil Rights 226
The Social Construction of Minorities 228
Defining Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination 230
Origins of Prejudice and Discrimination 232
Prejudice and Bigotry in the Individual 232 • Prejudice and Bigotry in Social Structures 233
Cultural Factors: Norms and Stereotypes 234
Institutional Discrimination 236
Education 238 * Housing 241 • Employment and Income 243
Justice 245 • Political Discrimination 246
Some Consequences of Prejudice and Discrimination 248
Social Policy 249
Job Training 250 • Affirmative Action 250
Education for Equality 252 • Future Prospects 253
Going Beyond Left and Right 254
GENDER AND SEXUALITY 258
Traditional Sex Roles 261
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation 262
Gender Versus Sexual Identity 262 • Homosexuality 263
Sexism and Gender Inequality 268
Power and Male Hegemony 268 • Stereotyping 270
Sexism and Employment 270 • Sexual Harassment 272 * Homemaking 275
Sources of Sexism 275
Socialization 275 • Education 276 • The Family 278
Language and the Media 278 • Organized Religion 279
Government 280 • The Legal System 280
Sources of Homophobia 281
Social Policy 283
The Women s Movement 283 • Changes in Child-Rearing Practices 284
Changes in the Educational System 284 • Changes in the Legal System 285
Reproductive Control 286 • Changes in Men s Roles 287
Gay Rights 287 • Future Prospects 288
Going Beyond Left and Right 289
AN AGING SOCIETY 292
Aging as a Social Problem 294
Perspectives on Aging 296
The Elderly in America Today 297
Age Stratification 298 • Who Are the Elderly? 300 • Ageism 302
Dimensions of the Aging Process 303
Physiological Aspects of Aging 303 • Psychological Dimensions of Aging 304
Social and Cultural Dimensions of Aging 305
Concomitants of Aging 306
Victimization of the Elderly 306 • Elder Abuse 307
Healthcare and the Aged 307 • Economic Discrimination 308 • Family Problems 310
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Retirement 311
Death 312
Social Policy 314
Housing 314 • Healthcare Reform and the Elderly 314
Retirement and Social Security 316 • Future Prospects 316
Going Beyond Left and Right 318
THE CHANGING FAMILY 322
The Nature of Families 324
Adequate Family Functioning 325 • Effects of Women s Employment 326
The Black Family 329
Divorce 332
The New Divorce Divide 334 • Explanations of Trends in Divorce Rates 334
The Impact of Divorce 334 • Stepfamilies 336
Cohabiting Couples 336
Postponement of Marriage 337
Changing Norms of Parenthood 337
Births to Unmarried Women 337 • Teenage Pregnancy 338
Gay and Lesbian Families 340
Homeless Families 340
Family Violence 343
Child Abuse 343 • Spouse Abuse 344
Social Policy 346
Divorce Law 346 • Efforts to Reduce Teenage Pregnancies 348
Child Care and Family Support 349 • Future Prospects 349
Going Beyond Left and Right 351
PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION 354
Sociological Perspectives on Education 356
Functionalist Approaches 357 • Conflict Approaches 357
Interactionist Approaches 358
Educational Attainment and Achievement 359
Education and Equality: The Issue of Equal Access 363
Black Students 364 • Hispanic Students 365
Preschool Programs 366 • Desegregation 367
School Reform: Problems of Institutional Change 369
Schools as Bureaucracies 369 • Classroom and School Size 370
School Choice 371 • The Technological Fix 372
Teachers Unions 373 • School Violence 374
Social Policy 376
Race to the Top: The Obama-Duncan Strategy 376
Educational Conservatism and Back to Basics 377
Humanism and Open Education 378
Access to Higher Education 378 • Future Prospects 379
Going Beyond Left and Right 381
PROBLEMS OF WORK AND THE ECONOMY 384
The American Free-Enterprise System: Key Trends 386
Global Markets and Corporate Power 387
Multinational Corporations 388 • Global Factory, Global Sweatshops 389
Effects on American Workers 390
From Manufacturing to Services 390 • Women in the Global Labor Market 392
Technology and Specialization 394
Problem Aspects of Work 395
The Changing Nature of Employment 396
Job Stress 401 • Alienation 401 • Occupational Safety and Health 402
Consumers and Credit 404
Problems of Debt Entanglement 404 * Financial Risk, Corporate Crime, Economic Bust 407
Social Policy 409
Future Prospects 410
Going Beyond Left and Right 411
POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION 414
The World s Population 415
Measures of Population Growth 417 • The Demographic Transition 418
Rising Expectations 420 » Food and Hunger 422
Population Control 424
Family Planning 424 • ZPG 424 • Population Control in LDCs 425
The U.S. Population 427
Immigration and Its Consequences 429
Immigration to the United States: A Brief History 429
Recent Trends in Immigration to the United States 430
Urban Concentration of Immigrants 432 • Undocumented Immigrants 433
Social Policy 438
Immigration Reform? 440 • Future Prospects 442
Going Beyond Left and Right 442
TECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 446
The Nature of Technology 447
Technological Dualism 448 • Technology and Global Inequality 448
The Digital Divide 450
Controlling Technology 450
Autonomous Technology 450 • Automation 451 • Whistleblowers 452
Identity Theft-A Global Crime Wave in Cyberspace 453 • Bureaucracy and Morality 454
Technology and Institutions 456
Technology and the Natural Environment 458
Environmental Stress 459
Origins of the Problem 460 • Air Pollution 461
Water Pollution 465 • Solid-Waste Disposal 466 • Other Hazards 470
The United States and the World Environment 472
Social Policy 474
Policy on Global Warming 475 • Appropriate Technology 475 • Future Prospects 476
Going Beyond Left and Right 476
WAR AND GLOBAL INSECURITY 480
Terrorism, Global and Domestic 482
Measuring Terrorism in the United States 483 • Origins of Terrorist Groups 484
Terrorism and Religion 485 • Terrorism s Impact on Society 486
War and Its Effects 488
Indirect Effects of War 489 • Effects of Nuclear War 490
Rogue States and Weapons of Mass Destruction 491
Controlling Warfare 491
War on Terrorists and the Rule of Law 492 • Just Wars and War Crimes 493
Theories About War and Its Origins 493
Ethological and Sociobiological Theories 495 • Clausewitz: War as State Policy 495
Marx and Lenin on War 496 • Institutional and International Perspectives 497
Social Policy 500
Arms Control: A Promise Unfulfilled 501 • Dealing with Terrorism 502
Future Prospects 505
Going Beyond Left and Right 505
GLOSSARY 508
BIBLIOGRAPHY 512
PHOTO CREDITS 531
TEXT CREDITS 532
INDEX 533
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