Focus on Social Problems: A Contemporary Reader exposes students to current issues in the field. The selections in this reader help students understand how social problems are defined and constructed, increase their empirical knowledge about the causes and consequences of social problems, and develop empathy. Working from a critical social constructionist foundation, the readings address a wide variety of social problems. Editors Mindy Stombler and Amanda M. Jungels include a combination of research-based articles and popular media pieces. Each chapter opens with an interview of a social-change activist doing work related to the chapter's featured social problem, giving students an opportunity to envision themselves as agents of social change.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Stombler, Mindy
ISBN: 9780199321353
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.10 x 1.10
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Year: 2016

Focus on Social Problems: A Contemporary Reader

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