Books On Social Problems

Social Problems, Social Problems Abstracts, Bibliography, Syllabus, Journals

Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory Gale Miller, James Holstein

Social Problems (with Research Navigator) Book by D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn

Social Problems: An Introduction To Critical Constructionism Book by Robert Heiner

Social Problems and the Quality of Life with PowerWeb Robert Lauer, Jeanette C Lauer

Social Problems (7th Edition) Book by James M. Henslin

Understanding Social Problems, Policies, And Programs (Social Problems and Social Issues) Book by Leon Ginsberg, Julie Miller-Cribbs

How to Think About Social Problems: American Pragmatism and the Idea of Planning Hilda Blanco

Social Problems (7th Edition) Book by Thomas J Sullivan

Annual Editions : Social Problems Book by Kurt Finsterbusch

Social Problem Solving and Offenders : Evidence, Evaluation and Evolution (Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology) Book by Mary McMurran (Editor), James Macuire (Editor)

Reviews:

Social Problems Book by D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn
Our overarching goal in Social Problems, 10th edition, is to capture the imagination of our readers. We want them not only to be interested in the topics, but also to become enthusiastic about exploring the intricacies and mysteries of social life. We want them, moreover, to incorporate the sociological perspective (imagination) into their explanatory repertoire.
D. Stanley Eitzen, Colorado State University
Maxine Baca Zinn, Michigan State University

Social Problems: An Introduction To Critical Constructionism Book by Robert Heiner
Social Problems: An Introduction to Critical Constructionism synthesizes conflict theory and social constructionism to help students think critically about social problem construction. In six succinct chapters, it focuses on the four problems most often found in social problems courses: equality, family problems, crime/deviance, and population/environment, analyzing each from a critical constructionist perspective. This approach, popular among many sociologists, helps students conceive of social problems not as objective situations that are "out there," but as socially constructed phenomena whose importance varies according to media attention and the needs of particular interest groups.

Social Problems and the Quality of Life with PowerWeb Robert Lauer, Jeanette C Lauer
This book is organized around the theme of the quality of life. It seeks to define what a social problem is and then addresses specific issues: How can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems? What kinds of critical thinking should one engage in and what kinds should one avoid in attempting to understand social problems? How is the quality of one’s life affected by particular problems? What causes these problems and how can we resolve them? In Part One, the authors lay the groundwork by establishing key approaches to social problems. In the remaining sections, they discuss the social problems that most acutely influence our lives, and examine each problem for its impact on the quality of our lives.

How to Think About Social Problems: American Pragmatism and the Idea of Planning (Contributions in Political Science) Book by Hilda Blanco
This thoughtful study has a two-fold purpose. The first is to examine the close relationship between the philosophy of American pragmatism and the idea of planning, and the second is to explore how to approach or think about recalcitrant social problems. Contemporary society's primary response to the issue of social problems is to turn to professional expertise. No sooner is a problem identified than a profession emerges to claim it. But intractable social problems, such as poverty or racism, show the limits of professional social inquiry. Is it the method of inquiry that is at fault, or does the failure lie in a simplistic and narrow view of reason?

Social Problems Book by Thomas J Sullivan
Sullivan’s Introduction to Social Problems explores the nature and extent of social problems, documents the advances and setbacks that we as a society have made, and analyzes what works and what doesn't work regarding solutions to today's problems. The author, an applied sociologist, shows how science research is used to address and correct some of the most difficult and controversial problems confronting the United States and the world today.

Annual Editions : Social Problems Book by Kurt Finsterbusch
This thirty-third edition of Annual Editions: Social Problems is a compilation of articles selected from the best of the public press including magazines, newspapers, and journals. This title is supported by Dushkin Online (www.dushkin.com/online/), a student website that provides study support tools and links to related websites.

Social Problem Solving and Offenders : Evidence, Evaluation and Evolution (Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology) Book by Mary McMurran (Editor), James Macuire (Editor)
The evidence for social problem solving deficits being relevant to the understanding and treatment of offending behaviour has been accumulating since the 1980s. Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R), the first structured cognitive-behavioural treatment programme used widely with prisoners, included social problem solving as a key component and is now in use worldwide. More recently, interventions that focus specifically on social problem solving have recently been developed. Arranged in three parts (evidence, evaluation and evolution and exploration), this book draws together aetiological and therapeutic research evidence and practice over the last twenty years in social problem-solving with offenders.

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Macionis, John J. Social Problems. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Sullivan: Introduction to Social Problems, Fifth Edition.

Finsterbusch, Kurt, ed. 2005. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Social Issues, 13th Edition, Guilford, Connecticut: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill. (ISBN#: 0-07-296875-3)

Howitt Dennis, 1982, The mass media and social problems, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1983.

Macionis, John J. Social Problems. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice.

Eitzen and Baca Zinn. 1997. Chapter 17: "Drugs" From Social Problems. 7th edition.

Chambliss, William J. 1994. "Policing the Ghetto Underclass: The Politics of Law and Law Enforcement." Social Problems, Vol.41, No. 2.

Fishman Mark, 1978, Crime waves as ideology, in “Social Problems”, 25 (5), pp.531-543.

Schoenfeld A. Clay, Meier Robert F., Griffin Robert J., 1979, Constructing a social problem: the press and the environment, in “Social Problems”, 27 (1), pp.38-61.

Reed Myer S. Jr., Burnette Jerry, 1977, Wayward cops: the functions of deviance in groups reconsidered, in “Social Problems”, 24 (5), pp.565-575.

Pfohl Stephen J., 1977, The “discovery” of child abuse, in “Social Problems”, 24 (3), pp.310-323.

Orcutt James D., 1975, Deviance as a situated phenomenon: variations in the social interpretation of marijuana and alcohol use, in “Social Problems”, 22 (3), pp.347-355.

McNickle Rose Vicki, 1977, Rape as a social problem: a byproduct of the feminist movement, in “Social Problems”, 25 (1), pp.75-89.

Marx Gary T., 1981, Ironies of Social Control, in “Social Problems”, 28 (3), pp.221-233.

Manis Jerome G., 1974, Assessing the seriousness of social problems, in “Social Problems”, 22 (1), pp.1-15.

Goode Erich, 1975, On behalf of labeling theory, in “Social Problems”, 22 (5), pp.570-583.

Joel Best (ed) Images of Issues: Typifying Contemporary Social Problems. 2nd edition

Kitsuse John I., Spector Malcolm, 1975, Social problems and deviance: some parallel issue, in “Social Problems”, 22 (5), pp.585-594.

Ferraro Kathleen J., Johnson John M., 1983, How Women Experience Battering, in “Social Problems”, 30 (3), pp.325-339.

Emerson Robert M., Messinger Sheldon L., 1977, The micro-politics of trouble<, in “Social Problems”, 25 (2), pp.121-134.

Cohen Stanley, Young Jock (a cura di), 1973, The manufacture of news - Social problems, deviance and the mass media, Constable, London, 1974.

Clignet Remi, 1981, Madame Bovary and Lady’s Chatterley’s lover as social problems: the “natural history” of immoral novels, in Social Problems”, 28 (3), pp.290-307.

Best Joel (a cura di), 2001, How claims spread - Cross-national diffusion of social problems, Aldine de Gruyter, New York.

Bourgois, Philippe. "Workaday World, Crack Economy." From The Nation, December4, 1995, Adapted from Philippe Bourgeois, In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Henshall, R. L (1990) Thinking About Social Problems Harcourt Brace London

Hastings, W. M. (1979) How to think about social problems: A primer for citizens Oxford University Press, New York.

Wright Charles, 1981, Value implications of the functional theory of deviance, in “Social Problems”, 28 (3), pp.205-219.

Velho Gelberto, 1978, Stigmatization and deviance in Copacabana, in “Social Problems”, 25 (5), pp.526-530.

Wellford Charles, 1975, Labelling theory and criminology: an assessment, in “Social Problems”, 22 (3), pp.332-345.