Social Problems
Sociology in Action
First Edition
Maxine P. Atkinson
- North Carolina State University, USA
Kathleen Odell Korgen
- William Paterson University
Mary Nell Trautner
- University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA
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The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.Wake up your social problems classes! Social Problems: Sociology in Action helps your students learn sociology by doing sociology.
Social Problems: Sociology in Action will inspire your students to do sociology through real-world activities designed to increase learning, retention, and engagement with course material. Inspired by the best-selling introductory sociology text, Sociology in Action, this innovative new book immerses students in an active learning experience that emphasizes hands-on work, application, and learning by example as they grapple with the causes and consequences of social problems as well as possible solutions. Each chapter explains key concepts and theories in social problems and pairs that foundational coverage with a series of carefully developed learning activities and thought-provoking questions. The comprehensive Activity Guide that accompanies the text provides everything you need to assign, carry out, and assess the activities that will best engage your students, fit the format of your course, and meet your course goals.
- Digital Option / Courseware
SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
- LMS Cartridge (formerly known as SAGE Coursepacks): Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.
- SAGE Lecture Spark: Designed to save you time and ignite student engagement, these free weekly lecture launchers focus on current event topics tied to key concepts in Sociology. Access this week’s topic.
Contents
Learning Activities
Learning Activities
Preface
Preface
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
Unit I: Inequalities as Social Problems
- Chapter 1: Understanding and Solving Social Problems
- What is a Social Problem?
- Sociology and the Study of Social Problems
- Why are some, But Not Other, Social Conditions Considered Social Problems?
- How Can Professional Sociologists—and You—Help Solve Social Problems?
- How to Conduct Social Scientific Research
- Chapter 2: Analyzing Economic Inequalities
- Economic Inequality and Social Problems
- Explaining Economic Inequality
- Wealth and Income Gaps: How Much Inequality Exists?
- The Question of Mobility
- Social Problems That Cause Economic Inequality
- Social Problems Caused by Economic Inequality
- Solving the Social Problem of Economic Inequality: Policies, Movements, and Action
- Chapter 3: Recognizing Racism and Racial Inequalities
- What is Race?
- What is Racism?
- Why Does Racial Inequality Exist?
- Why Do Racial Inequality and Racism Persist?
- What Social Problems Relate to Racism and Racial Inequalities?
- How Can We Challenge and Address Racism and Racial Inequality?
- Chapter 4: Examining Gender Inequalities
- How Does a Social Constructionist Approach Examine Gender Inequality?
- The Roots of Contemporary Gender Inequality: Identifying Patriarchal Culture
- Contemporary Gender Inequality in the Workplace
- Men’s Violence Against Women
- How does Gender Inequality Affect Boys and Men?
- Other Gendered Social Problems
- Gender-Based Movements and Social Change
- Chapter 5: Focusing on Sex and Sexualities
- Sex and Sexualities
- Social Responses to Sex and Sexualities
- Enforcing Sexual Norms at the Micro Level
- Why Attitudes Toward Sex and Sexualities Change
Unit II: Global Population Problems
- Chapter 6: Preparing for Aging Societies
- What is Population Aging?
- What Social Problems Accompany Aging Societies?
- What are Governments Doing to Prepare for Aging Populations?
- What Can Local Communities Do to Improve Conditions of Aging?
- Chapter 7: Making Sense of Migration and Immigration
- What Is Migration?
- The Social Construction of Immigrants as a Problem
- Social Problems Causing Migration
- Social Problems Affecting Immigrants
- Social Problems Caused by Immigration
- Chapter 8: Researching Environmental Problems
- The Link between Environmental and Social Problems
- The Environmental Costs of Powering Our Lives
- Recognizing and Curbing Climate Change
- Food and Agriculture
- Confronting Environmental Injustice
- Chapter 9: Contesting Crime
- The Social Construction of Crime
- Mistakes in Claim Construction
- Class, Race, Gender, and Critical Criminology
- Social Problems that Cause Crime
- Chapter 10: Understanding War and Terrorism
- Understanding War as a Social Problem
- Seeing War as a Social Problem
- War’s Impact on Society
- Understanding Terrorism as a Social Problem
- Consequences of Terrorism
- Confronting War and Terrorism
Unit III: Institutional Problems
- Chapter 11: Identifying Problems in the Criminal Justice System
- The U.S. Criminal Justice System
- Policing
- Courts and Corrections
- Criminal Records
- Chapter 12: Discovering Problems in the Family
- What is a Family?
- Social Construction of Families as Problems
- Family problems as Social Problems
- Social Problems Affecting Families
- Chapter 13: Pursuing Equity in Education
- Education and Schooling
- The Purpose of Education
- Social Problems in Education and Schools
- Reforms that Can Improve Education Systems
- Chapter 14: Prioritizing Health and Health Care Inequalities
- Understanding Health and Health-Related Social Problems
- How Social Problems Affect Health
- Social Problems and Inequalities in the Health Care System
- Facing Health Challenges Collectively
- Chapter 15: Realizing the Power—and Vulnerability—of Institutions
- Why Does a Society Need Social Institutions?
- Why Do Institutions Fail?
- Declining Faith in Institutions in the United States
- How Can Social Problems Weaken Institutions?
- How Can We Save Our Social Institutions?
- Appendix: Addressing Social Problems through Service-learning
- Fundamentals of Service-learning
- Assessment of Service-learning
- Tips for Faculty Considering Service-learning
- Service-learning in a Social Problems Course
- References
- Glossary
- Index
Description
The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.Wake up your social problems classes! Social Problems: Sociology in Action helps your students learn sociology by doing sociology.
Social Problems: Sociology in Action will inspire your students to do sociology through real-world activities designed to increase learning, retention, and engagement with course material. Inspired by the best-selling introductory sociology text, Sociology in Action, this innovative new book immerses students in an active learning experience that emphasizes hands-on work, application, and learning by example as they grapple with the causes and consequences of social problems as well as possible solutions. Each chapter explains key concepts and theories in social problems and pairs that foundational coverage with a series of carefully developed learning activities and thought-provoking questions. The comprehensive Activity Guide that accompanies the text provides everything you need to assign, carry out, and assess the activities that will best engage your students, fit the format of your course, and meet your course goals.
- Digital Option / Courseware
SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
- LMS Cartridge (formerly known as SAGE Coursepacks): Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.
- SAGE Lecture Spark: Designed to save you time and ignite student engagement, these free weekly lecture launchers focus on current event topics tied to key concepts in Sociology. Access this week’s topic.
Contents
Learning Activities
Learning Activities
Preface
Preface
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
Unit I: Inequalities as Social Problems
- Chapter 1: Understanding and Solving Social Problems
- What is a Social Problem?
- Sociology and the Study of Social Problems
- Why are some, But Not Other, Social Conditions Considered Social Problems?
- How Can Professional Sociologists—and You—Help Solve Social Problems?
- How to Conduct Social Scientific Research
- Chapter 2: Analyzing Economic Inequalities
- Economic Inequality and Social Problems
- Explaining Economic Inequality
- Wealth and Income Gaps: How Much Inequality Exists?
- The Question of Mobility
- Social Problems That Cause Economic Inequality
- Social Problems Caused by Economic Inequality
- Solving the Social Problem of Economic Inequality: Policies, Movements, and Action
- Chapter 3: Recognizing Racism and Racial Inequalities
- What is Race?
- What is Racism?
- Why Does Racial Inequality Exist?
- Why Do Racial Inequality and Racism Persist?
- What Social Problems Relate to Racism and Racial Inequalities?
- How Can We Challenge and Address Racism and Racial Inequality?
- Chapter 4: Examining Gender Inequalities
- How Does a Social Constructionist Approach Examine Gender Inequality?
- The Roots of Contemporary Gender Inequality: Identifying Patriarchal Culture
- Contemporary Gender Inequality in the Workplace
- Men’s Violence Against Women
- How does Gender Inequality Affect Boys and Men?
- Other Gendered Social Problems
- Gender-Based Movements and Social Change
- Chapter 5: Focusing on Sex and Sexualities
- Sex and Sexualities
- Social Responses to Sex and Sexualities
- Enforcing Sexual Norms at the Micro Level
- Why Attitudes Toward Sex and Sexualities Change
Unit II: Global Population Problems
- Chapter 6: Preparing for Aging Societies
- What is Population Aging?
- What Social Problems Accompany Aging Societies?
- What are Governments Doing to Prepare for Aging Populations?
- What Can Local Communities Do to Improve Conditions of Aging?
- Chapter 7: Making Sense of Migration and Immigration
- What Is Migration?
- The Social Construction of Immigrants as a Problem
- Social Problems Causing Migration
- Social Problems Affecting Immigrants
- Social Problems Caused by Immigration
- Chapter 8: Researching Environmental Problems
- The Link between Environmental and Social Problems
- The Environmental Costs of Powering Our Lives
- Recognizing and Curbing Climate Change
- Food and Agriculture
- Confronting Environmental Injustice
- Chapter 9: Contesting Crime
- The Social Construction of Crime
- Mistakes in Claim Construction
- Class, Race, Gender, and Critical Criminology
- Social Problems that Cause Crime
- Chapter 10: Understanding War and Terrorism
- Understanding War as a Social Problem
- Seeing War as a Social Problem
- War’s Impact on Society
- Understanding Terrorism as a Social Problem
- Consequences of Terrorism
- Confronting War and Terrorism
Unit III: Institutional Problems
- Chapter 11: Identifying Problems in the Criminal Justice System
- The U.S. Criminal Justice System
- Policing
- Courts and Corrections
- Criminal Records
- Chapter 12: Discovering Problems in the Family
- What is a Family?
- Social Construction of Families as Problems
- Family problems as Social Problems
- Social Problems Affecting Families
- Chapter 13: Pursuing Equity in Education
- Education and Schooling
- The Purpose of Education
- Social Problems in Education and Schools
- Reforms that Can Improve Education Systems
- Chapter 14: Prioritizing Health and Health Care Inequalities
- Understanding Health and Health-Related Social Problems
- How Social Problems Affect Health
- Social Problems and Inequalities in the Health Care System
- Facing Health Challenges Collectively
- Chapter 15: Realizing the Power—and Vulnerability—of Institutions
- Why Does a Society Need Social Institutions?
- Why Do Institutions Fail?
- Declining Faith in Institutions in the United States
- How Can Social Problems Weaken Institutions?
- How Can We Save Our Social Institutions?
- Appendix: Addressing Social Problems through Service-learning
- Fundamentals of Service-learning
- Assessment of Service-learning
- Tips for Faculty Considering Service-learning
- Service-learning in a Social Problems Course
- References
- Glossary
- Index
Social Problems
Sociology in Action
400 pages | Sage US
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The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.Wake up your social problems classes! Social Problems: Sociology in Action helps your students learn sociology by doing sociology.
Social Problems: Sociology in Action will inspire your students to do sociology through real-world activities designed to increase learning, retention, and engagement with course material. Inspired by the best-selling introductory sociology text, Sociology in Action, this innovative new book immerses students in an active learning experience that emphasizes hands-on work, application, and learning by example as they grapple with the causes and consequences of social problems as well as possible solutions. Each chapter explains key concepts and theories in social problems and pairs that foundational coverage with a series of carefully developed learning activities and thought-provoking questions. The comprehensive Activity Guide that accompanies the text provides everything you need to assign, carry out, and assess the activities that will best engage your students, fit the format of your course, and meet your course goals.
- Digital Option / Courseware
SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
- LMS Cartridge (formerly known as SAGE Coursepacks): Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.
- SAGE Lecture Spark: Designed to save you time and ignite student engagement, these free weekly lecture launchers focus on current event topics tied to key concepts in Sociology. Access this week’s topic.
Table Of Contents:
- Learning Activities
- Preface
- About the Authors
- About the Contributors
- Unit I: Inequalities as Social Problems
- Chapter 1: Understanding and Solving Social Problems
- What is a Social Problem?
- Sociology and the Study of Social Problems
- Why are some, But Not Other, Social Conditions Considered Social Problems?
- How Can Professional Sociologists—and You—Help Solve Social Problems?
- How to Conduct Social Scientific Research
- Chapter 2: Analyzing Economic Inequalities
- Economic Inequality and Social Problems
- Explaining Economic Inequality
- Wealth and Income Gaps: How Much Inequality Exists?
- The Question of Mobility
- Social Problems That Cause Economic Inequality
- Social Problems Caused by Economic Inequality
- Solving the Social Problem of Economic Inequality: Policies, Movements, and Action
- Chapter 3: Recognizing Racism and Racial Inequalities
- What is Race?
- What is Racism?
- Why Does Racial Inequality Exist?
- Why Do Racial Inequality and Racism Persist?
- What Social Problems Relate to Racism and Racial Inequalities?
- How Can We Challenge and Address Racism and Racial Inequality?
- Chapter 4: Examining Gender Inequalities by Laura Logan
- Chapter 4: Examining Gender Inequalities
- Chapter 5: Focusing on Sex and Sexualities by Jason Lee Crockett
- How Does a Social Constructionist Approach Examine Gender Inequality?
- Chapter 6: Preparing for Aging Societies by Deborah Lowry
- The Roots of Contemporary Gender Inequality: Identifying Patriarchal Culture
- Chapter 7: Making Sense of Immigration and Migration by Daniel Herda
- Contemporary Gender Inequality in the Workplace
- Chapter 8: Researching Environmental Problems by Lillian MacNell
- Men’s Violence Against Women
- Chapter 9: Interpreting Crime by Bridget Diamond-Welch
- How does Gender Inequality Affect Boys and Men?
- Chapter 10: Understanding War and Terrorism by Amy Sodaro
- Other Gendered Social Problems
- Chapter 11: Identifying Problems in the Criminal Justice System by Danielle Rudes
- Gender-Based Movements and Social Change
- Chapter 12: Discovering Problems in the Family by Rena Zito
- Chapter 5: Focusing on Sex and Sexualities
- Chapter 13: Breaking Down Education Problems by Erin Brooks
- Sex and Sexualities
- Chapter 14: Prioritizing Health & Health Care Inequalities by Greogry T. Kordsmeier
- Social Responses to Sex and Sexualities
- Chapter 15: Realizing the Power by Mary Nell Trautner, Kathleen Odell Korgen, and Maxine Atkinson
- Enforcing Sexual Norms at the Micro Level
- Why Attitudes Toward Sex and Sexualities Change
- Unit II: Global Population Problems
- Chapter 6: Preparing for Aging Societies
- What is Population Aging?
- What Social Problems Accompany Aging Societies?
- What are Governments Doing to Prepare for Aging Populations?
- What Can Local Communities Do to Improve Conditions of Aging?
- Chapter 7: Making Sense of Migration and Immigration
- What Is Migration?
- The Social Construction of Immigrants as a Problem
- Social Problems Causing Migration
- Social Problems Affecting Immigrants
- Social Problems Caused by Immigration
- Chapter 8: Researching Environmental Problems
- The Link between Environmental and Social Problems
- The Environmental Costs of Powering Our Lives
- Recognizing and Curbing Climate Change
- Food and Agriculture
- Confronting Environmental Injustice
- Chapter 9: Contesting Crime
- The Social Construction of Crime
- Mistakes in Claim Construction
- Class, Race, Gender, and Critical Criminology
- Social Problems that Cause Crime
- Chapter 10: Understanding War and Terrorism
- Understanding War as a Social Problem
- Seeing War as a Social Problem
- War’s Impact on Society
- Understanding Terrorism as a Social Problem
- Consequences of Terrorism
- Confronting War and Terrorism
- Unit III: Institutional Problems
- Chapter 11: Identifying Problems in the Criminal Justice System
- The U.S. Criminal Justice System
- Policing
- Courts and Corrections
- Criminal Records
- Chapter 12: Discovering Problems in the Family
- What is a Family?
- Social Construction of Families as Problems
- Family problems as Social Problems
- Social Problems Affecting Families
- Chapter 13: Pursuing Equity in Education
- Education and Schooling
- The Purpose of Education
- Social Problems in Education and Schools
- Reforms that Can Improve Education Systems
- Chapter 14: Prioritizing Health and Health Care Inequalities
- Understanding Health and Health-Related Social Problems
- How Social Problems Affect Health
- Social Problems and Inequalities in the Health Care System
- Facing Health Challenges Collectively
- Chapter 15: Realizing the Power—and Vulnerability—of Institutions
- Why Does a Society Need Social Institutions?
- Why Do Institutions Fail?
- Declining Faith in Institutions in the United States
- How Can Social Problems Weaken Institutions?
- How Can We Save Our Social Institutions?
- Appendix: Addressing Social Problems through Service-learning
- Fundamentals of Service-learning
- Assessment of Service-learning
- Tips for Faculty Considering Service-learning
- Service-learning in a Social Problems Course
- References
- Glossary
- Index