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"An important alternative to traditional social problems textbooks, Best's Social Problems seeks to how and why particular conditions come to be constructed as social problems. Walking students through the stages of the social problems process, the best-selling author of Damned Lies and Statistics equips readers with the tools to better analyze what they read and hear about social problems in the media. The Fourth Edition has been updated with new examples and case studies on timely topics such as campus sexual assault, the opioid epidemic, and fake news, helping students connect theory to everyday life"--
Sociology's basic approach -- Sociology: studying social problems -- Problems of social inequality -- Economic inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Gender inequality -- Sexuality and inequality -- Problems of deviance, conformity, and well-being -- Aging and inequality -- Crime, violence, and criminal justice -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Problems of social inequality institutions -- Physical and mental health -- Social media -- Economy and politics -- Work and the workplace -- Family life -- Education -- Urban life -- Global problems -- Population and global inequality -- Technology and the environment -- War and terrorism -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Name and subject index.
In: The Century social sciences series