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Seeing the Social Context: Readings to Accompany Social Problems
James M. Henslin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
ISBN-10: 0-205-56875-0
This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is designed to accompany Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Eighth Edition. However, this reader is a good choice for any introductory social problems course.
Seeing the Social Context can be purchased separately or value packed, $5 net additional cost, with Social Problems: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 8/e.
Table of Contents
I. The Sociology of Social Problems
11. The Sociological Perspective | The Forest for the Trees | Allan G. Johnson
12. Aging | Maintaining Identity While Preparing for Death | David R. Unruh
II. Norm Violations in Social Context
13. Human Sexual Behavior | Reactions to Being a Lesbian | Nancy Naples
14. Alcohol and Other Drugs | Upper-Level Drug Dealers and Smugglers | Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler
15. Violence in Society | “Riding the Bull at Gilley's”: Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape | Diana Scully
and Joseph Marolla
16. Crime and Criminal Justice | Police Accounts of Normal Force | Jennifer Hunt
III. Problems of Social Inequality
17. Economic Problems | The Lives of Homeless Women | Elliot Liebow
18. Race and Ethnic Relations | The Racist Mind | Raphael Ezekiel
19. Sex Discrimination | Women in the Military | Laura L. Miller
10. Medical Care | On Being Sane in Insane Places | David L. Rosenhan
Iv. Social Change and MegaProblems
11. Family | Ambiguous Loss | Celia Jaes Falicov
12. Urban Problems | A Sociological Analysis of the Law of Vagrancy | William J. Chambliss
13. Population and Food | Why Can't People Feed Themselves? | Francis Moore Laapé and Joseph Collins
14. The Environment | The End of Easter | Jared Diamond
15. War and Terrorism | Child Soldiers | Mike Wessells