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Synopsis
"For undergraduate survey courses in social problems." Features an applied approach that looks at the interplay between research and policy in finding solutions, along with a built-in student study guide. Sullivan's "Introduction to Social Problems" explores the nature and extent of social problems, documents the advances and setbacks that we have made as a society, and analyzes what works and what doesn't work regarding solutions to today's problems. The author, an applied sociologist, shows how scientific research is used to address and correct some of the most difficult and controversial problems confronting the United States and the world today. MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab with Pearson eText (at no additional cost). ValuePack 020586354X / ValuePack 9780205863549
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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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