Social Problems An Introduction to Critical Constructionism

Name: Social Problems An Introduction to Critical Constructionism
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ISBN: 9780199859078

ISBN-10: 0199859078

ISBN-13: 9780199859078

Edition: 4th 2013

Authors: Robert Heiner

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Social Problems: An Introduction to Critical Constructionismsynthesizes conflict theory and social constructionism to help students think critically about social problems. A concise, student-friendly alternative to all-encompassing standard textbooks, this book examines a single theoretical paradigm in depth, demonstrating how theory can be used to understand a breadth of real world structures.Now thoroughly updated and revised, this fourth edition offers more thorough coverage of race and gender and inequality in education and health care. It also includes new sections on same-sex marriages and the medicalization of deviance.

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.10" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface



An Introduction to the Sociology of Social Problems


The Sociological Perspective


Critical Constructionism


Nonsociological Philosophies


The Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives


Corporate America


The Media


The Homogenization of Culture


Summary


The Plan of this Book



Inequality and Capitalism


An Introduction to Critical Economics


The Gap between the Rich and the Rest


The Plight of the American Worker


Poverty


Global Inequalities


Application: The Gross Domestic Product


Summary



Inequality of Life Chances in the United States


Inequality and Race


Inequality and Gender


Inequality and Education


Inequality and Health Care


Application: Immigration


Summary



Problems of the Family


The Family in Historical Perspective


The Current State of the Family


Children: Our Most Precious Resource?


Capitalism versus the Family


Same-Sex Marriage


Application: Children Having Children


Summary



Crime and Deviance


Universality and Relativity


Examples of the Relativity of Crime and Deviance


The Cultural Production of Knowledge about Crime


Crime Scares


Street Crime


The American Punishment Frenzy


The Medicalization of Deviance


Application: Terrorism


Summary



Problems of the Environment


Technology and the Environment


Scientific Uncertainty


Corporate Suasion


Consumerism


Inequality and the Environment


Global Inequality


Application: Overpopulation


Summary



Conclusions


Glossary


Notes


Index