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Angles of vision : how to understand social problems / Leonard Beeghley.
LIBRA HN17.5 .B374 1999
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Van Pelt Library HN17.5 .B374 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beeghley, Leonard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social problems.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
- Contents:
- 1 The Study of Social Problems 1
- Understanding Social Problems 10
- 2 Abortion 21
- Dimensions of Abortion 23
- Consequences of Abortion 27
- Individuals and Abortion 28
- Social Structure and Abortion 31
- Implications 41
- 3 Gender Inequality 43
- Dimensions of Gender Inequality 45
- Consequences of Gender Inequality 50
- Individuals and Gender Inequality 55
- Social Structure and Gender Inequality 59
- Implications 67
- 4 Racial and Ethnic Inequality 71
- Dimensions of Racial and Ethnic Inequality 73
- Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Inequality 80
- Individuals and Racial and Ethnic Inequality 82
- Social Structure and Racial and Ethnic Inequality 87
- Implications 93
- 5 Poverty 97
- Dimensions of Poverty 98
- Consequences of Poverty 101
- Individuals and Poverty 105
- Social Structure and Poverty 107
- Implications 116
- 6 Drugs 119
- Dimensions of Drug Use 121
- Consequences of Drug Abuse 126
- Individuals and Drug Use and Abuse 129
- Social Structure and Drug Use 134
- Implications 141
- 7 Homicide 145
- Dimensions of Homicide 147
- Consequences of Homicide 149
- Individuals and Homicide 152
- Social Structure and Homicide 155
- Implications 160
- 8 An Aging Population 165
- Dimensions of the Aging Population 166
- Consequences of an Aging Population 170
- Individuals and an Aging Population 175
- Social Structure and an Aging Population 180
- Implications 182
- 9 Health 189
- Dimensions of Health 191
- Consequences of Ill Health and the Emphasis on Treatment 193
- Individuals and Health 197
- Social Structure and Health 200
- Implications 208
- 10 Reflections on the Study of Social Problems 212.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813329485
- 0813329493
- OCLC:
- 38602666
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