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Updated with recent issues such as the national debate on health care reform, this Second Edition of How Can We Solve Our Social Problems? gives students a sense of hope by demonstrating specific, realistic steps we can take to solve some of the most pervasive social problems in America today. Author James Crone maintains a sense of sociological objectivity throughout and helps students realize that we can take steps to solve such key social problems as poverty, racial and ethnic inequality, unequal education, and environmental issues. The book's first two chapters define "social problem,," provide a theoretical background, discuss the daunting barriers we face in attempting to solve social problems, and demonstrate how sociology can help.
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This text outlines practical steps for solving problems related to poverty, inequality, education, and environmental issues in the US. It can be used in courses such as social policy, urban sociology, and social welfare in departments of sociology, social work, political science, international studies, and economics. Written in conversational, accessible style, the text encourages students to think sociologically by tying each social problem to a theoretical perspective. The book opens with theoretical background, a discussion of how sociology and sociological theory can help solve social problems, and the author's original theory of conflict and social change. Subsequent chapters address 11 specific problems. For example, the chapter on drugs outlines the advantages and disadvantages of three options: keeping the current policy, legalizing all drugs for adults, and legalizing individual drugs. Chapter discussion questions and lists of organization and agency web sites are included. This second edition is updated to cover recent issues such as the debate on healthcare reform. Crone is affiliated with Hanover College. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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