SOCIAL
PROBLEMS Hardback book by Joseph Julian and William Kornblum Over 600 pages Fourth Edition © 1983, 1980, 1977, 1974 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Summary of Contents includes: " SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS How Does a Social Condition Become a Social Problem?
Assumptions about Social Problems
The Sociological Perspective
Six Perspectives in Social Problems
Other Approaches to the Study of Social Problems
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH Problems of Physical Health
The Disabled and Handicapped
Problems of Mental Health
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings SEX AND SOCIAL NORMS Sex as a Social Problem
Varieties of Human Sexuality
Origins of Today's Attitudes
Classifying Sex-Related Social Problems
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Pornography
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings ALCOHOL AND DRUGS The Nature of the Problem
Alcohol Use and Abuse
Illegal Drug Use and Abuse
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings CRIME AND CRIMINALS The Nature of Crime
Types of Crime and Criminals
Conditions and Causes of Crime
Sociological Explanation of Crime
Controlling Crime
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings VIOLENCE The Concept of Violence
Explanations of Violence
Criminal Violence
Terrorism: Undeclared Warfare
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings AFFLUENCE AND POVERTY The Affluent Few
The Nature of Affluence
Inequality and Class
The Nature of Poverty
Concomitants of Poverty
Explanations of Poverty
Employment, Unemployment, and Welfare
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION The Meaning of "Minority"
Defining Prejudice and Discrimination
Origins of Prejudice and Discrimination
Institutional Discrimination
Some Consequences of Prejudice and Discrimination
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings SEX ROLES AND INEQUALITY Traditional Sex Roles
The Nature of Sexism
Sources of Sexism
Sexism, Social Class, and Race
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings AGING Sociological Perspective on Aging
Who Are the Elderly?
The Aging Process: Biological and Physiological Aspects
Psychological Dimensions of Aging
Sociological Dimensions of Aging
Retirement
Death
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings THE CHANGING FAMILY The Nature of Families
Social Problems Related to Family Life
Current Trends
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY The Nature of the Problem
Perspectives on Technology
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings CORPORATE POWER Bureaucracy
Big Business
The Federal Bureaucracy
The Japanese Challenge
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings WORK Trends in Work
Problem Aspects of Work
Occupational Health
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings URBAN PROBLEMS The American City
Theories of Urbanism
Metropolis and Megalopolis
Problems of Cities
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT Population Pressure
Environmental Stress
Social Policy
Summary
Suggested Readings Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Name Index
Subject Index " This book is only in fair condition.
Several pages have wrinkles due to water damage.
It is fully readable and has no torn or ripped pages.
There are several pages with highlighting and other markings. | 
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