Social problems in a diverse society / Diana Kendall.
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TextPublisher: Boston : Pearson, 2013Edition: 6th edDescription: xxi, 474 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cmISBN: 0205152902; 9780205152902Subject(s): Social problems| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HN17.5 .K35 2013 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0004458L |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-450) and indexes.
Studying social problems in the twenty-first century -- Wealth and poverty : U.S. and global economic inequalities -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Gender inequality -- Inequality based on age -- Inequality based on sexual orientation -- Prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Crime and criminal justice -- Health care : problems of physical and mental illness -- The changing family -- Problems in education -- Problems in politics and the global economy -- Problems in politics and the global economy -- Problems in the media -- Population, global inequality, and the environmental crisis -- Global social problems : war and terrorism -- Can social problems be solved?.