Description
Book SynopsisWhile conventional social problems textbooks focus on issues in the United States, Global Social Problems examines major problems around the world. Beginning with a broad history of how humanity came to be divided along its present major social cleavages, the text then turns to the specific problems of war, social inequality, population, and resources and environment. It is intended as a core reading for a class on global social problems including war, inequality, population, and resources and environment.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Objectivity and Bias Chapter 2 The Agrarian/Urban Transformation Chapter 3 Industrialization in Europe and America Chapter 4 Twentieth Century Superpowers: The United States and the Soviet Union Chapter 5 War Chapter 6 Inequality Chapter 7 Population Chapter 8 Technology, Resources, and Environment Chapter 9 Prospects
