Social Problems (13th Edition)

Written by a respected scholar in the field, this authoritative and very accessible text offers students a contemporary introduction to Social Problems by introducing the major trends and future outlook for each social problem.Socialpolicies devised to address social problems--and their consequences--are examined in depthby presenting the key research conducted to examine, explain and alleviate today'ssocial problems. The text takes the discussion of social problems one step further by looking ateach problem from aglobal perspective and big picture view.