Publisher's Synopsis
Focuses on the effects of social problems on the quality of individual lives and explores value contradictions and fallacies. This wide-ranging text is written using a variety of sociological theories.;This sixth edition has "voices" boxes that look at how various social problems impact individuals and helps to personalize the discussion of each social problem. There is expanded coverage of issues including: pornography; obscenity and eroctica; juvenile gangs; homelessness; biological explanations of homosexuality; problems with our educational system; AIDS; post-traumatic stress disorder; and increased coverage of Hispanics; Native Americans; Asian Americans; African Americans and other populations.;It details myths and fallacies that impede our understanding of various social problems. This framework gives readers information on how not to think about social problems. The text in accompanied by an instructors manual, test item file and micro test.
