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The social sciences underwent rapid development in postwar America. Problems once framed in social terms gradually became redefined as individual with regards to scope and remedy, with economics and psychology winning influence over the other social sciences. By the 1970s, both economics and psychology had spread their intellectual remits wide: psychology's concepts suffused everyday language, while economists entered a myriad of policy debates. Psychology and economics contributed to, and benefited from, a conception of society that was increasingly skeptical of social explanations and interventions. Sociology, in particular, lost intellectual and policy ground to its peers, even regarding 'social problems' that the discipline long considered its settled domain. The book's ten chapters explore this shift, each refracted through a single 'problem': the family, crime, urban concerns, education, discrimination, poverty, addiction, war, and mental health, examining the effects an increasingly individualized lens has had on the way we see these problems.

This textbook contains chapters on the Indian Constitution, understanding secularism, understanding laws, criminal justice, public facilities, and more. Made available by National Repository of Open Educational Resources of India.

This textbook is part of series on sociology, social and political life. Chapter titles include Understanding Diversity, Panchayati Raj, Rural Administration, Urban Administration, Rural Livelihoods, and Urban Livelihoods. Made available by the National Repository of Open Educational Resources of India.