Professor Doob's Social Problems offers a distinctive choice for the instructor with a desire to include a strong historical component in the discussion of social problems.Aslo of note is the Micro-level analyses that conclude each chapter, relating an applied perspective to previously discussed topics. Features: * Addresses major social problems in the United States, including the abuse of power, environmental pollution, urban decay, racism, sexism, crime, and juvenile delinquency. * Chapters open with thorough historical sections that provide extensive contextual information about the issues discussed. * Running theme of conflict presents current theory as on trial, vulnerable to conceptual critique or empirical change. * Nine chapter format makes this text an ideal match with a sociological reader.

Social Problems

Politics & Social Sciences

Christopher Bates Doob

Politics & Government

Harcourt Brace College Publishers

<p>This book features useful examples, frequent applications to real-world living, and cross-cultural perspectives. The author writes with a precision and clarity lacking in many sociology texts and makes the presentation of sociology both informative and interesting. The author's love of the field is apparent on every page of this involving text, and students will appreciate the way that Doob tells the story of sociology by presenting sociology as a set of accounts or narratives about specific sociological issues or events. While doing this, Doob also offers extremely thorough coverage of sociology including strong theory, fundamental concepts, and sociological ideas.</p>

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Science & Math

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