Social problems
William Kornblum, Joseph Julian ; in collaboration with Carolyn D. Smith.
- Twelfth ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. Pearson Prentice Hall 2007.
- xxii, 568 p. ill. 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-555) and index.
Sociological perspectives on social problems -- Problems of health and health care -- Problems of mental illness and treatment -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Crime and violence -- Poverty amid affluence -- Racism, prejudice, and discrimination -- Gender and sexuality -- An aging society -- The changing family -- Problems of education -- Problems of work and the economy -- Urban problems -- Population and immigration -- Technology and the environment -- War and global insecurity.