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Summary
Summary
Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allowing it to be used for classroom purposes, it addresses the most fundamental principles of how humans, acting through social units, create, and eventually can remedy, social problems. With a central focus on the problem of inequality and the manner in which this is manifested in crime, social class and stratification, this book examines the key theoretical perspectives relevant to the study and solution of social problems, whilst drawing upon rich illustrations and case studies from the US and Europe to offer a thorough examination of the nature, common root causes and social remedies of social problems. Providing discussions of both theoretical approaches and concrete applications, Social Problems and Inequality investigates the sources of various prejudices and attitudes that contribute to social problems and the associated issues of globalization, economic greed and imperialism. Accessible in style and comprehensive in its coverage, this book will appeal to students and scholars of social problems across the social sciences.
Author Notes
John C. Alessio is Academic Dean and Professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA
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Choice Review
While obviously not a fan of free market capitalism, Alessio (Minnesota State Univ.) has written a provocative analysis of its relation to a host of social problems and injustices that is national and international in scope. The book covers so many issues, theoretical perspectives, and problems that it raises more questions than it answers. Readers with a firm foundation in sociological theory will benefit more than casual readers with a general interest in social problems. Some of the author's descriptions and arguments suffer from an "ivory tower political correctness," such as with the claim that "feminist theory has revolutionized the way most of the world now sees women." The book was written by a knowledgeable and insightful sociologist, seemingly for an equally knowledgeable and insightful audience, and as such will serve as an incentive to delve deeper into some of the points the author raises. For those with a social science background, the book can stimulate thought, discussion, and perhaps even action designed to solve certain social problems. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty. C. Apt South Carolina State University
Table of Contents
| Foreword |
| Preface |
| The systemic study of social problems |
| Macro sociological theory and analyzing social problems |
| Micro sociological analysis of social problems |
| Probable roots and current manifestations of inequality |
| Inequality and social disorganization |
| Social class and stratification |
| Gender, race, ethnicity, and the isms |
| Inequality and the social construction of reality |
| Crime and criminal justice |
| Corporations, nation-states and economic globalization: impact on inequality |
| Political economy and social change |
| Micro and macro solutions to global problems |
| References |
| Index |
