Social Problems and the Quality of Life, Eleventh Edition - Softcover

Lauer, Robert; Lauer, Jeanette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073380121 ISBN 13: 9780073380124

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007

Synopsis

Focusing on quality of life, this text defines what a social problem is and then addresses specific issues—for example, how can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems? What kinds of critical thinking should one engage in and what kinds should one avoid in attempting to understand social problems? How is the quality of one's life affected by particular problems? What causes these problems and how can we resolve them? Part One establishes key approaches to social problems; the remaining parts discuss the social problems that most acutely impact the quality of our lives.

About this title

About the Authors

Robert Lauer received his B.S. and Ph.D. from Washington University, his B.D. from Southern Seminary, and his M.A. from Southern Illinois University. Representatives may reach him at rjlauer@aol.com.

Jeanette C. Lauer is a Research Professor at Alliant International University. She received her Ph.D. in Social History from Washington University, St. Louis. She has published numerous journal articles and co-authored fifteen books. Most recently she co-authored Becoming Family: Building a Stepfamily that Really Works. She is a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and the Stepfamily Association of America.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073380121
• ISBN 13: 9780073380124
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576