Global social problems / Allan Mazur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazur, Allan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social problems.

Social history.

War and society.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2007]

Summary:

While conventional social problems textbooks focus on issues in the United States, Global Social Problems examines major problems around the world. Beginning with a broad history of how humanity came to be divided along its present major social cleavages, the text then turns to the specific problems of war, social inequality, population, and resources and environment. It is intended as a core reading for a class on global social problems including war, inequality, population, and resources and environment.

Contents:

Objectivity and bias

The agrarian/urban transformation

Industrialization in Europe and America

Twentieth century superpowers : the United States and the Soviet Union

War

Inequality

Population

Technology, resources, and environment

Prospects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780742548039

0742548031

9780742548046

074254804X

OCLC:

76792024