Social Problems: Readings With Four Questions (Wasdworth Sociology Reader) ; 9780495504313 ; 0495504319

Charon, Joel M.; Vigilant, Lee G.

ISBN 10: 0495504319 / ISBN 13: 9780495504313

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Problems: Readings With Four Questions (Wasdworth Sociology Reader) ; 9780495504313 ; 0495504319
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495504319
• ISBN 13: 9780495504313
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A unique and groundbreaking collection of 54 articles organized in 11 thematic sections, SOCIAL PROBLEMS: READINGS WITH FOUR QUESTIONS, Third Edition, combines a rigorous structural/conflict approach with a strong emphasis on the real-life experiences of those impacted by social problems. The articles include both classic and contemporary readings covering a wide range of issues in the United States and around the world. The introductory article, written by Joel M. Charon, introduces four questions that students are urged to apply throughout the reader: What is the problem? What makes the problem a "social problem"? What causes the problem? What can be done? These questions give students a consistent sociological framework to help them analyze the readings and think critically about social problems. The articles have been painstakingly selected to hold student interest while illuminating key topics; most come from books and trade publications rather than dry academic journals. As a whole, the collection powerfully explores a wide range of contemporary social problems while providing the tools and context to help students think sociologically about the social problems around us.

About the Authors

Joel M. Charon is a successful author and a professor of sociology at Moorhead State University in Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He has published numerous textbooks and readers, and TEN QUESTIONS: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE has gone through three editions. He is a member of the ASA and the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.

Lee G. Vigilant is a professor at Minnesota State University at Moorhead. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College (1995).