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Anna Leon-Guerrero is Professor of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She teaches courses in statistics, social theory, and social problems. She is a recipient of the university's Faculty Excellence Award and the K. T. Tang Award for Excellence in Research. She received her PhD in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also the author of Social Problems: Community, Policy and Social Action.
Klappentext Revised and updated edition of this popular undergraduate introduction to using sociology and social theory to address social problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Social Problems-Personal Troubles or Public Issues? Visual Essay I. Seeing Problems SociologicallySociology and the Study of Social ProblemsThe Bases of Inequality Visual Essay II. "Invisible" Dividing LinesSocial Class and PovertyRace and EthnicityGenderSexual OrientationAge and AgingOur Social Institutions Visual Essay III. What Is a Family?FamiliesEducationWork and the EconomyHealth and MedicineThe MediaOur Social and Physical Worlds Visual Essay IV. Drug LegacyAlcohol and Drug AbuseCrime and Criminal JusticeCities and SuburbsThe EnvironmentWar and TerrorismIndividual Action and Social Change Visual Essay V. Thanks to Student Activists . . .Social Problems and Social Action
