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Social Problems: Selections from CQ Researcher
Contributor(s): Cq Researcher (Author)
ISBN: 1412978629     ISBN-13: 9781412978620
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
OUR PRICE:   $64.60  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: "Social Problems "is a contemporary collection of articles covering core issues within the broad topic of social problems. The book is intended to supplement core courses in the Sociology curriculum titled Social Problems, Introductory Sociology, Principles of Sociology, among other similarly titled courses. The book has a 4-part structure of topics generally covered in social problems courses and texts: The Bases of Inequality, Our Social Institutions, Our Social and Physical Worlds, and Individual Action and Social Change. In total, there are 16 articles.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 361.097
LCCN: 2009026406
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.3" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 416 pages
 
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  • Global Food Crisis: What′s causing the rising prices?
  • Affirmative Action: Is it time to end racial preferences?
  • Regulating Toxic Chemicals: Do we know enough about chemical risks?

These are just a few of the provocative questions contested in Social Problems. This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again!

About CQ Researcher Readers

In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:

  • A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single question
  • A detailed chronology of key dates and events
  • An annotated bibliography and Web resources
  • Outlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years
  • Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

Contributor Bio(s): Cq Researcher: -

CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press's staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues.