Social Problems / Edition 13

by D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn, Kelly Eitzen Smith

Overview

Viewing our society from a conflict perspective.

Taking a conflict approach, Social Problems, 13e examines social problems, how they are interrelated to other problems, and society’s role in their creation and perpetuation. This textaddresses interesting subjects, such as corporate crime, urban decay, poverty and the changing economy.

The thirteenth edition focuses more deliberately on five major themes: the structural sources of social problems; the role of the United States in global social problems; the centrality of class, race, gender, sexuality, and disability as sources of division, inequality, and injustice; the critical examination of society; and solutions to social problems.

MySocLab is an integral part of the Eitzan / Zinn / Smith program. Key learning applications include MySocLab Videos, Social Explorer and Sociology in Focus Blog.

Teaching & Learning Experience

• Personalize Learning – MySocLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program. It helps students prepare for class and instructor gauge individual and class performance.
• Improve Critical Thinking – Chapter organization follows a logical framework that traces a problem from its origin to solution.
• Engage Students – International, national, and personal examples help students understand issues better.
• Explore Theory – Major sociological theories within context of social problem are discussed.
• Understand Diversity – Features help students think globally about defining a solution to social problems.
• Support Instructors – A number of Instructor Resources including PowerPoint Presentations, MyTest Test Bank, and Instructor’s Manual.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780205881888
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	07/03/2013
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1310L (what's this?)

About the Author

D. Stanley Eitzen is professor emeritus in sociology from Colorado State University, where previously he was the John N. Stern Distinguished Professor. He recieved his Ph.D. from the Unitsity of Kansas. Among his books are: Social Problems, which was awarded the McGuffey Longevity Award for excellence over multiple editions in 2000 by the Text and Academic Authors Association, and Diversity in Families (both co-authored with Maxine Baca Zinn), Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from Other Societies (with Graig S. Leeham) , Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing Crisis (with Doug A. Timmer and Kathryn Talley), Sociology of North American Sport (with George H. Sage,) and Fair and Foul: Rethinking the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport. He has served as the president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and as editor of The Social Science Journal.

Kelly Eitzen Smith received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona in 1999. She is currently the director of the Center for Applied Sociology and a lecturer at the University of Arizona. At the Center for Applied Sociology she has conducted research in the areas of day labor, homelessness, poverty, urban housing and neighborhood development. Her sociological interests include gender, family, sexuality, stratification, and social problems. She is the co-author of Experiencing Poverty, 1/e, Social Problems 11/e, and In Conflict and Order 12/e (forthcoming).

Table of Contents

In this Section:

1. Brief Table of Contents

2. Full Table of Contents

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1. Brief Table of Contents:

Part I: Political Economy of Social Problems

Chapter 1: The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

Chapter 2: Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System

Part II: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location

Chapter 3: World Population and Global Inequality

Chapter 4: Threats to the Environment

Chapter 5: Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society

Chapter 6: Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

Part III: Problems of Inequality

Chapter 7: Poverty

Chapter 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Chapter 9: Gender Inequality

Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation

Chapter 11: Disability and Ableism

Part IV: Social Structure and Individual Deviance

Chapter 12: Crime and Justice

Chapter 13: Drugs

Part V: Institutional Problems

Chapter 14: The Economy and Work

Chapter 15: Families

Chapter 16: Education

Chapter 17: The Health Care System

Chapter 18: National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Part VI: Solutions

Chapter 19: Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

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2. Full Table of Contents

P art 1 : P olitical Economy of Social Problems

C hapter 1: T he Sociological Approach to Social Problems

History of Social Problems Theory

Toward a Definition of Social Problems

Types of Social Problems

The Sociological Imagination

Social Structure as the Basic Unit of Analysis

Sociological Methods: The Craft of Sociology

Organization of the Book

C hapter 2: W ealth and Power: The Bias of the System

U.S. Economy: Concentration of Corporate Wealth

Political System: Links between Wealth and Power

Bias of the Political System

P art 2 : Problems of People, the Environment, and Location

C hapter 3: W orld Population and Global Inequality

World Population Growth

Poverty

U.S. Relations with the Developing World

United States in the Global Village

C hapter 4: T hreats to the Environment

Worldwide Environmental Problems

Sources of U.S. Environmental Problems

Solutions to the Environmental Crises

C hapter 5: D emographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society

Profile of the U.S. Population

New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape

The Aging Society

Problems of an Aging Society

Responses by the Elderly

C hapter 6: P roblems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

Urban Problems

Suburban Problems

Rural Problems

P art 3: Problems of Inequality

C hapter 7: P overty

Extent of Poverty

Myths about Poverty

Causes of Poverty

Costs of Poverty

Elimination of Poverty

C hapter 8: R acial and Ethnic Inequality

How to Think About Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Discrimination Against African Americans and Latinos: Continuity and Change

Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations

C hapter 9: G ender Inequality

Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked

Learning Gender

Reinforcing Male Dominance

Structured Gender Inequality

The Costs and Consequences of Sexism

Fighting the System

C hapter 10: S exual Orientation

Heteronormativity

Gay and Lesbian Community: An Overview

Past and Present Discrimination

Fighting the System: Human Agency

C hapter 11: D isability and Ableism

Definitions

People with Disabilities as a Minority Group

Issues of Gender, Sexual Behavior, and Fertility

Agency

P art 4 : S ocial Structure and Individual Deviance

C hapter 12: C rime and Justice

Crime in Society

Unjust System of Justice

The Criminal Label

Stopping the Cradle to Prison Pipeline

C hapter 13: D rugs

The Politics of Drugs

Drug Use in U.S. Society

U.S. Official Policy: A War on Drugs

Alternatives

P art 5 : Institutional Problems

C hapter 14: T he Economy and Work

Capitalism and Socialism

Mega Economic Trends

Work and Social Problems

C hapter 15: F amilies

The Mythical Family in the United States

U.S. Families in Historical Perspective: The Family in Capitalism

Stratification and Family Life: Unequal Life Chances

Changing Families in a Changing World

Divorce

Violence in U.S. Families

C hapter 16: E ducation

Characteristics of Education in the United States

Education and Inequality

Possibilities for Promoting Equality of Opportunity

C hapter 17: T he Health Care System

Crises in Health Care: Cost, Coverage, and Consequences

The Health Care System in the United States Prior to 2010 Reform

Unequal Access to Health Care

Models for National Health Care: Lessons from Other Societies

Reforming the Health Care System in the United States

The Supreme Court and the Affordable Health Care Act

The Future of the Affordable Health Care Act

C hapter 18: N ational Security in the Twenty-First Century

The U.S. Military Establishment

The Threat of Nuclear Weapons

The Terrorism Threat

U.S. National Security and the War on Terror

The Costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

The Legacy of the Wars

Twenty-First Century Warfare

P art 6 : Solutions

C hapter 19: P rogressive Plan To Solve Social Problems

Sociology, Social Problems, and Social Change

Progressive Principles to Guide Public Policy

Is a Progressive Social Policy Possible?

Human Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up

Editorial Reviews

The new edition of a textbook for use in introductory sociology courses. Mostly focusing on sociological phenomena in the US, chapters cover such issues as urban decay; racial, ethnic, and gender inequality; health care; the structure of the economy; the politics of drugs; and the nature of the justice system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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