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Social Problems for the Twenty-First Century : Making the Grade Student and Powerweb

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ISBN-10: 0072431598

ISBN-13: 9780072431599

Edition: 1st 2001

Authors: J. John Palen

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Book details

Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Binding: Mixed Media
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English

J. John Palen is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of over a dozen books and has received the Virginia Commonwealth University Distinguished Scholar Award. He is a Distinguished Fulbright Chair and has held the Fulbright Chair in North American Studies at the University of Calgary. Palen is listed in both Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

Preface Part One: Looking at Social Problems Chapter 1: Social Problems and Sociology Part Two: Problems of Inequality Chapter 2: To Have and Have-Not Chapter 3: The Color Line Chapter 4: The Cracked Melting Pot Chapter 5: Gendered Order Part Three: Problems of the Global Setting Chapter 6: The Question of People Chapter 7: Urban Life and Deviance Chapter 8: Transforming the World of Work Part Four: Problems of the Life Cycle Chapter 9: Education Under Stress Chapter 10: Restructuring Families Chapter 11: Aging and Ageism Part Five: Problems of Violating Norms Chapter 12: Crime and Violence Chapter 13: Substance Abuse Chapter 14: The Health System Chapter 15: Sexual Behavior Part Six:…