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Soroka, Michael P.; Bryjak, George J.

 
9780205276615: Social Problems World Risk: A World at Risk
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ISBN 10: 020527661X ISBN 13: 9780205276615
Editorial: Pearson Education (US), 1998

Sinopsis

A college text emphasizing the macrolevel perspective and systematic cross-cultural comparisons as indispensable tools for developing a better understanding of social problems in the US and globally. The three parts examine social problems at the level of individuals, society, and the world. Lightl

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A college text emphasizing the macrolevel perspective and systematic cross-cultural comparisons as indispensable tools for developing a better understanding of social problems in the US and globally. The three parts examine social problems at the level of individuals, society, and the world. Lightly

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Social problems run the gamut from family crises to global crises. While it is difficult to identify and isolate the exact causes of social problems such as family violence, global poverty, and environmental depletion, it is even more difficult to develop policies and programs that will effectively put an end to them. Using a cross-cultural perspective, this book considers various ways that we can hope to solve these social problems in the U.S. and other societies. The book is divided into three parts: 1) Individual and Family-Level Problems looks at the immediate and primary impacts of social problems on individuals and small groups; 2) Societal-Level Problems examines problems of work, education, inequalities of race, ethnicity, and gender; and 3) Global-Level Problems looks at problems that affect humanity at large, rather than in one society or region alone. Social workers, social policy analysts,

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Editorial
Pearson Education (US)
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
020527661X
ISBN 13 
9780205276615
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
514
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
Riccardo Bacigalupo
riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it

Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �
Milano
20135
Italia

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