Examining the significance of race, class, and gender in understanding social problems.
Social Problems in a Diverse Society uses critical thinking and personal narratives from real people to make the study of social problems interesting and relevant to today’s students.
This book focuses on the United States but also integrates discussion of global social problems.
Social Problems in a Diverse Society uses sociological perspectives to analyze current social problems. It offers a balanced approach and explores three classic paradigms and feminist theory.
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- Improve Critical Thinking–Critical thinking questions found at the beginning and end of every chapter help students use the sociological imagination.
- Engage Students–Personal narratives and the author’s conversational tone pull students into the topics.
- Explore Theory–The text’s balanced approach encourages students to use many contemporary theoretical perspectives to analyze social problems.
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