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Social Problems and the Quality of Life explores some of the most crucial social issues of our time and how they impact quality of life, providing a firm foundation in how to identify a social problem and the sociological theories and methods for understanding these key concerns. Exploring social problems on a global level, this book is a comprehensive guide to critically analyzing current issues that the nation and the world face today.

Table of Contents
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS

PART 2: PROBLEMS OF BEHAVIORAL DEVIANCE
CHAPTER 2: ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
CHAPTER 3: CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
CHAPTER 4: VIOLENCE
CHAPTER 5: SEXUAL DEVIANCE

PART 3: PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY
CHAPTER 6: POVERTY
CHAPTER 7: GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION
CHAPTER 8: RACE, ETHNIC GROUPS, AND RACISM

PART 4: PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 9: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
CHAPTER 10: WORK AND THE ECONOMY
CHAPTER 11: EDUCATION
CHAPTER 12: FAMILY PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 13: HEALTH CARE AND ILLNESS: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL

PART 5: GLOBAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 14: WAR AND TERRORISM
CHAPTER 15: THE ENVIRONMENT

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      Publisher McGraw-Hill Education
      Published 30 March 2022
      ISBN-13 9781265225285
      978-1265225285
      ISBN-10 1265225281
      Also in:
      Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Social Problems and the Quality of Life explores some of the most crucial social issues of our time and how they impact quality of life, providing a firm foundation in how to identify a social problem and the sociological theories and methods for understanding these key concerns. Exploring social problems on a global level, this book is a comprehensive guide to critically analyzing current issues that the nation and the world face today.

      Table of Contents
      PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
      CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS

      PART 2: PROBLEMS OF BEHAVIORAL DEVIANCE
      CHAPTER 2: ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
      CHAPTER 3: CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
      CHAPTER 4: VIOLENCE
      CHAPTER 5: SEXUAL DEVIANCE

      PART 3: PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY
      CHAPTER 6: POVERTY
      CHAPTER 7: GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION
      CHAPTER 8: RACE, ETHNIC GROUPS, AND RACISM

      PART 4: PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
      CHAPTER 9: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
      CHAPTER 10: WORK AND THE ECONOMY
      CHAPTER 11: EDUCATION
      CHAPTER 12: FAMILY PROBLEMS
      CHAPTER 13: HEALTH CARE AND ILLNESS: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL

      PART 5: GLOBAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS
      CHAPTER 14: WAR AND TERRORISM
      CHAPTER 15: THE ENVIRONMENT

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