<p>This best-selling introduction to social problems opens with an overview of the sociological tools and perspectives that are used in the study of social problems. The book provides a solid foundation by discussing fundamental changes and problems in the four basic social institutions — economy, government, education, and family — before examining more specific topics, such as health care or poverty. The volume addresses the sociological aspects of sociology and social problems, troubled institutions, the problems of inequality, conformity and deviance and the problems of a changing world. For those interested in the social problems and solutions that face society today.</p>

Social Problems (8th Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

james-william-coleman

Social Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

Social Problems Eighth Edition

Engineering & Transportation

Harold R. Kerbo

Engineering

Available in paperback 4-color for the first time!

Drawing on the perspectives of multiple groups (rich, middle class, and poor; whites and people of color; gays and straights; females and males), Social Problems, 10/e examines troubled institutions, problems of inequality, conformity and deviance, and the problems of a changing world.

Now available in paperback, this text familiarizes students with the most trying problems of their times, while stimulating them to think in a critical, scientific way.

Social Problems, Exam Copy 10/E

Pearson/Prentic Hall

The Criminal Elite - The Sociology of White Collar Crime 2nd Edition

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

St.Martin's

The problem of white-collar crime has been grabbing headlines and gaining increased public attention.  In this timely new edition of The Criminal Elite, James William Coleman goes beneath the surface impressions to lay out the common forms and causes of white-collar crime and analyze the toll it takes on American society.  The Sixth Edition integrates a large body of new research, statistics, and legal developments, and offers detailed up-to-date coverage of such topics as intellectual property infringements, identity theft, the new wave of corporate scandals, and the growing threats to our civil liberties in our post-9/11 world.  This new edition can be incorporated into a variety of sociology, criminal justice, and history courses.

The Criminal Elite: The Sociology of White-Collar Crime

Sociology

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Analyzes the causes, legal response, and impact of white-collar crime has on society. This new edition includes case studies on the tobacco industry and consumer fraud.

The Criminal Elite: Understanding White-Collar Crime

Reference

Worth_Pub

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Social Problems

Politics & Government

Prentice Hall PTR

Social Problems (6th ed)

HarperCollins, Publishers

Social Problems Study Guide

Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers

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