Focus on Social Problems: A Contemporary Reader exposes students to current issues in the field. The selections in this reader help students understand how social problems are defined and constructed; increase their empirical knowledge about the causes and consequences of social problems; develop student empathy; and encourage students to become agents of social change. Working from a critical social constructionist foundation, the readings address a wide variety of social problems. Editors Mindy Stombler and Amanda M. Jungels include a combination of research-based articles and popular media pieces. Each chapter opens with an interview of a social-change activist doing work related to the chapter's featured social problem, giving students an opportunity to envision themselves as agents of social change.Number of Pages: 692Genre: Social ScienceSub-Genre: Sociology / GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Oxford Univ PrAuthor: Mindy Stombler & Amanda M. JungelsLanguage: EnglishStreet Date: March 1, 2016TCIN: 50993861UPC: 9780199321353Item Number (DPCI): 248-13-8436If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Report incorrect product info.
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