"Social Problems, Fifteenth Edition, examines inherently interesting subjects such as crime, racism, sexism, urban decay, poverty, health care, the changing economy, the politics of drugs, antigovernment movements, and terrorism. The typical book on social problems describes these phenomena separately, using a variety of explanations. Students exposed to such a mix of approaches might retain their interest in these problems, but they probably would complete the book with little grasp of how social problems are interrelated ...
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"Social Problems, Fifteenth Edition, examines inherently interesting subjects such as crime, racism, sexism, urban decay, poverty, health care, the changing economy, the politics of drugs, antigovernment movements, and terrorism. The typical book on social problems describes these phenomena separately, using a variety of explanations. Students exposed to such a mix of approaches might retain their interest in these problems, but they probably would complete the book with little grasp of how social problems are interrelated and society's role in their creation and perpetuation. This book is different. The approach is consistently sociological. There is a coherent framework from which to analyze and understand society's social problems"--
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