Social Problems, 14th Edition
by D. Stanley Eitzen (Author)

About the Author
D. Stanley Eitzen was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Colorado State University.

About this book
Taking a conflict approach, Social Problems, 14e, examines social problems, how they are interrelated to other problems, and society’s role in their creation and perpetuation. This text addresses interesting subjects, such as corporate crime, urban decay, poverty and the changing economy.

Brief contents
Part 1 The Political Economy of Social Problems
1 The Sociological Approach to Social Problems 1
2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System 20
Part 2 Problems of People, Location, and the Environment
3 World Population and Global Inequality 46
4 Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society 68
5 Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural 94
6 Threats to the Environment 122
Part 3 Problems of Inequality
7 Poverty 145
8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality 171
9 Gender Inequality 197
10 Disability and Ableism 223
Part 4 Social Structure and Individual Deviance
11 Crime and Justice 244
12 Drugs 271
Part 5 Institutional Problems
13 The Economy and Work 299
14 Families 322
15 Education 346
16 The Health Care System 375
17 National Security in the Twenty-First Century 399
Part 6 Solutions
18 Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems 424

Pages: 485 pages
Publisher: Pearson (2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0134631900
ISBN-13: 978-0134631905