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Table of Contents

    • About the Author
    • Acknowledgments
    • Preface
    • Part 1Social Problems in Sociological Perspective
    • 1Understanding Social Problems
      • 1.1What Is a Social Problem?
      • 1.2Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems
      • 1.3Continuity and Change in Social Problems
      • 1.4Doing Research on Social Problems
      • 1.5End-of-Chapter Material
    • Part 2Problems of Social Inequality

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    • 2Poverty

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      • 2.1The Measurement and Extent of Poverty

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      • 2.2Who Poor People Are: Social Patterns of Poverty

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      • 2.3Explaining Poverty

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      • 2.4The Consequences of Poverty

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      • 2.5Global Poverty

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      • 2.6Reducing Poverty

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      • 2.7End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 3Racial and Ethnic Inequality

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      • 3.1Racial and Ethnic Inequality: A Historical Prelude

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      • 3.2The Meaning of Race and Ethnicity

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      • 3.3Prejudice

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      • 3.4Discrimination

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      • 3.5Dimensions of Racial and Ethnic Inequality

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      • 3.6Explaining Racial and Ethnic Inequality

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      • 3.7Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality

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      • 3.8End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 4Gender Inequality

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      • 4.1Understanding Sex and Gender

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      • 4.2Dimensions of Gender Inequality

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      • 4.3Violence against Women: Rape and Sexual Assault

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      • 4.4The Benefits and Costs of Being Male

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      • 4.5Reducing Gender Inequality

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      • 4.6End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 5Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Inequality

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      • 5.1Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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      • 5.2Public Attitudes about Sexual Orientation

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      • 5.3Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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      • 5.4Improving the Lives of the LGBTQ+ Community

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      • 5.5End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 6Aging and Ageism

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      • 6.1The Concept and Experience of Aging

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      • 6.2Perspectives on Aging

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      • 6.3Life Expectancy and the Graying of Society

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      • 6.4Biological and Psychological Aspects of Aging

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      • 6.5Problems Facing Older Americans

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      • 6.6Reducing Ageism and Helping Older Americans

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      • 6.7End-of-Chapter Material

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    • Part 3Problems of Well-Being and Behavior

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    • 7Alcohol and Other Drugs

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      • 7.1Drug Use in History

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      • 7.2Drugs and Drug Use Today

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      • 7.3Social Patterning of Drug Use

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      • 7.4Explaining Drug Use

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      • 7.5Drug Policy and the War on Illegal Drugs

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      • 7.6Reducing Drug Use

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      • 7.7End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 8Crime and Criminal Justice

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      • 8.1The Problem of Crime

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      • 8.2Types of Crime

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      • 8.3Who Commits Crime?

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      • 8.4Explaining Crime

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      • 8.5The Criminal Justice System

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      • 8.6Reducing Crime and Improving Criminal Justice

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      • 8.7End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 9Sexual Behavior

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      • 9.1An Overview of Heterosexuality

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      • 9.2Teenage Sex and Pregnancy

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      • 9.3Abortion

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      • 9.4Sex Work

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      • 9.5Pornography

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      • 9.6End-of-Chapter Material

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    • Part 4Problems of Social Institutions

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    • 10The Changing Family

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      • 10.1Overview of the Family

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      • 10.2Sociological Perspectives on the Family

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      • 10.3Changes and Problems in American Families

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      • 10.4Families in the Future

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      • 10.5End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 11Schools and Education

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      • 11.1An Overview of Education in the United States

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      • 11.2Sociological Perspectives on Education

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      • 11.3Issues and Problems in Elementary and Secondary Education

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      • 11.4Issues and Problems in Higher Education

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      • 11.5Improving Schools and Education

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      • 11.6End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 12Work and the Economy

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      • 12.1Overview of the Economy

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      • 12.2Sociological Perspectives on Work and the Economy

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      • 12.3Problems in Work and the Economy

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      • 12.4Improving Work and the Economy

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      • 12.5End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 13Health and Health Care

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      • 13.1Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care

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      • 13.2Global Aspects of Health and Health Care

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      • 13.3Problems of Health in the United States

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      • 13.4Problems of Health Care in the United States

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      • 13.5Improving Health and Health Care

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      • 13.6End-of-Chapter Material

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    • Part 5Global Problems

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    • 14Urban and Rural Problems

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      • 14.1A Brief History of Urbanization

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      • 14.2Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization

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      • 14.3Problems of Urban Life

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      • 14.4Problems of Rural Life

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      • 14.5Improving Urban and Rural Life

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      • 14.6End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 15Population and the Environment

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      • 15.1Sociological Perspectives on Population and the Environment

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      • 15.2Population

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      • 15.3The Environment

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      • 15.4Addressing Population Problems and Improving the Environment

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      • 15.5End-of-Chapter Material

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    • 16War and Terrorism

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      • 16.1Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism

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      • 16.2War

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      • 16.3Terrorism

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      • 16.4Preventing War and Stopping Terrorism

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      • 16.5End-of-Chapter Material

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