Introduction to Social Problems (5th Edition) - Softcover

Sullivan, Thomas J.

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Many serious social problems threaten the United States and the world. By studying these problems, readers will gain the tools and the insight that will enable them to analyze problems and solutions on their own. Thus, this book is intended to be a training manual for the study of social problems. This book will explore the nature and extent of social problems, document the advances and setbacks that we as a society have made, and analyze what works and what doesn't in regard to solutions to today's problems. Study this constantly changing field by applying social science research to the solutions of some of the most difficult, agonizing, and controversial problems confronting the United States and the world today. For anyone interested in social problems.

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Many serious social problems threaten the United States and the world. By studying these problems, readers will gain the tools and the insight that will enable them to analyze problems and solutions on their own. Thus, this book is intended to be a training manual for the study of social problems.

This book will explore the nature and extent of social problems, document the advances and setbacks that we as a society have made, and analyze what works and what doesn't in regard to solutions to today's problems. Study this constantly changing field by applying social science research to the solutions of some of the most difficult, agonizing, and controversial problems confronting the United States and the world today.

For anyone interested in social problems.

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