Social Problems, Census Update Plus MySocLab with eText -- Access Card Package

Observes social structures and inequalities with a critical, conflict perspective.   Taking a conflict approach, top-selling Social Problems 12e focuses on the underlying features of the social world in an effort to help students to understand today's social problems.     A consistently sociological approach in Social Problems Census Update establishes a coherent framework that allows students to view social problems as interrelated. The authors help students grasp society’s role in the creation and perpetuation of social problems by incorporating five major themes throughout the text, including: structural causes of social problems; role of the United States in global social problems; centrality of class, race, and gender as sources of division, inequality, and injustice; critical examination of society; and a progressive plan to solve problems.   The Census Update program incorporates 2010 Census data into a course–simply and easily. The components of the Census Update Program include an updated census edition with all charts and graphs–to reflect the results of the 2010 Census. In addition, A Short Introduction to the U.S. Census is available and an updated MySocLab.   Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning – The new MySocLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Feature questions encourage students to think globally about both current and impending social problems. Engage Students – Personal challenges regarding social problems are highlighted within the text in addition to opportunities for student involvement. Explore Theory – A progressive plan to solve social problems is proposed. Understand Diversity – The centrality of class, race, and gender as sources of division, inequality, and injustice is integrated heavily throughout the text. Support Instructors - Written activities and assessment in MySocLab offer instructors supplemental materials to help their students succeed. Note: MySocLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySocLab, please visit: www.mysoclab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySocLab (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205172431 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205172436

Table of Contents:
IN THIS SECTION: 1. BRIEF 2. COMPREHENSIVE     BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Part I: Political Economy of Social Problems   Chapter 1:  The Sociological Approach to Social Problems   Chapter 2:   Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System     Part II: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location   Chapter 3:   World Population and Global Inequality   Chapter 4:   Threats to the Environment   Chapter 5:   Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society   Chapter 6:   Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural     Part III: Problems of Inequality   Chapter 7:   Poverty   Chapter 8:   Racial and Ethnic Inequality   Chapter 9:   Gender Inequality   Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation   Chapter 11: Disability and Ableism     Part IV: Social Structure and Individual Deviance   Chapter 12: Crime and Justice   Chapter 13: Drugs     Part V: Institutional Problems   Chapter 14: The Economy and Work   Chapter 15: Families   Chapter 16: Education   Chapter 17: The Health Care System   Chapter 18: National Security in the Twenty-First Century     Part VI: Solutions   Chapter 19: Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems       COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Part I: Political Economy of Social Problems   Chapter 1: The Sociological Approach to Social Problems   History of Social Problems Theory   Toward a Definition of Social Problems   Types of Social Problems   Norm Violations   Social Conditions   The Sociological Imagination   Social Structure as the Basic Unit of Analysis   Person-Blame Approach versus System-Blame Approach   Reasons for Focusing on the System-Blame Approach   Sociological Methods:  The Craft of Sociology Sociological Questions Problems in Collecting Data Sources of Data Organization of the Book     Chapter 2: Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System   U.S. Economy: Concentration of Corporate Wealth   Monopolistic Capitalism    Transnational Corporations   Concentration of Wealth   Political System: Links between Wealth and Power   Government by Interest Groups   Financing of Political Campaigns   Candidate Selection Process   Bias of the Political System   Consequences of Concentrated Power   Subsidies to Big Business   Trickle-Down Solutions   The Powerless Bear the Burden   Foreign Policy for Corporate Benefit   Reprise: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy     Part II: Problems of People, the Environment, and Location   Chapter 3: World Population and Global Inequality World Population Growth   Demographic Transition   Family Planning   Societal Changes   Poverty   Food and Hunger   Sickness and Disease   The New Slavery   Concentration of Misery in Cities   U.S. Relations with the Developing World   Transnational Corporations   United States in the Global Village     Chapter 4: Threats to the Environment Worldwide Environmental Problems   Degradation of the Land   Environmental Pollution and  Degradation   Global Environmental Crises   Fossil Fuel Dependence, Waste, and Environmental Degradation   Destruction of the Tropical Rain Forests and Other Forms of Deforestation   Global Warming   Sources of U.S. Environmental Problems   Cultural Sources   Structural Sources   Solutions to the Environmental Crises   Probusiness Voluntaristic Approach   Egalitarian/Authoritarian Plan   Control of Resource Use   International Implications of Environmental Problems     Chapter 5: Demographic Changes in the United States: The Browning and Graying of Society   Profile of the U.S. Population   New Immigration and the Changing Racial Landscape   Immigration and Increasing Diversity   Consequences of the New Immigration   Immigration and Agency   Effects of Immigration on Immigrants: Ethnic Identity or Assimilation?   The Aging Society   Demographic Trend Demographic Portrait of the Current Elderly Population   Problems of an Aging Society   Social Security   Paying for Health Care   Elderly Abuse   Responses by the Elderly     Chapter 6: Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural   Urban Problems   Urban Job Loss   Disinvestment   Federal Abandonment   Urban Poverty   Urban Housing Crisis   Decaying Infrastructure   Transportation, Pollution, and  the Environment   Health and Health Care   Urban Schools   Crime, Drugs, and Gangs   Suburban Problems   Suburban Sprawl   Automobile Dependency   Social Isolation in the Suburbs   Rural Problems   Poverty   Jobs in Rural Areas   Environment   Health Care and Delivery   Small-Town Decline   Crime and Illicit Drugs     Part III: Problems of Inequality   Chapter 7: Poverty   Extent of Poverty   Racial Minorities   Nativity   Gender   Age   Place   The New Poor   The Working Poor The Near Poor   The Severely Poor   Myths about Poverty   Refusal to Work   Welfare Dependency   The Poor Get Special Advantages   Welfare Is an African American and Latino Program   Causes of Poverty   Deficiency Theories Structural Theories   Costs of Poverty   Elimination of Poverty     Chapter 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality   How to Think About Racial and Ethnic Inequality   Racial and Ethnic Minorities   Racial Categories   Differences among Ethnic Groups   Explanations of Racial and Ethnic Inequality   Deficiency Theories   Bias Theories   Structural Discrimination Theories   Discrimination Against African Americans and Latinos: Continuity and Change   Income   Education   Unemployment   Type of Employment   Health   Contemporary Trends and Issues in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations   Growing Racial Strife   More Racially Based Groups and Activities   Social and Economic Isolation in U.S. Inner Cities   Racial Policies in the New Century     Chapter 9: Gender Inequality   Women and Men Are Differentiated and Ranked   Is Gender Biological or Social?   Gender and Power   What Causes Gender Inequality?   Socialization versus Structure: Two Approaches to Gender Inequality   Learning Gender   Children at Home   Children at Play   Formal Education   Socialization as Blaming the Victim   Reinforcing Male Dominance   Language   Interpersonal Behavior   Mass Communications Media   Religion   The Law   Politics   Structured Gender Inequality   Occupational Distribution   The Earnings Gap   Intersection of Race and Gender in the Workplace   Pay Equity   How Workplace Inequality Operates   Gender in the Global Economy   Costs and Consequences of Sexism   Who Benefits?   The Social and Individual Costs   Fighting the System   Feminist Movements in the United States   Women’s Struggles in the Twenty-First Century     Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation   Social Deviance   Gay and Lesbian Community: An Overview   Defining Homosexuality   Roots of Homosexuality   Numbers: How Many Gays and Lesbians?   Interpersonal Relationships and Domestic Arrangements among Gays and Lesbians   Discrimination   Ideological Oppression   Legal Oppression: The Law and the Courts   Occupational Discrimination   Fighting the System: Human Agency     Chapter 11: Disability and Ableism   Definitions   Individual Model of Disability   Social Model of Disability   Toward a More Complete Definition of Disability   People with Disabilities as a Minority Group   Defined as Different   Derogatory Naming   Minority as a Master Status   Categorization, Stigma, and Stereotypes   Exclusion and Segregation   Matrix of Domination   Discrimination   Issues of Gender, Sexual Behavior, and Fertility   Gender Stereotyping   Sexual Relationships   Physical and Sexual Abuse   Abortion Issue   Agency   Disability Rights Movement   Americans with Disabilities Act   Conclusion     Part IV: Social Structure and Individual Deviance   Chapter 12: Crime and Justice   Crime in Society   What Is Crime?   Crime Rates   Demographic Characteristics of People Arrested for Crimes   Categories of Crime   Unjust System of Justice   Laws   Police   Judicial Process   Correctional System   The Criminal Label Stopping the Cradle to Prison Pipeline   Chapter 13: Drugs   The Politics of Drugs   Historical Legality of Drugs   Factors Influencing Drug Laws and Enforcement   Drug Use in U.S. Society   Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs   Legal but Dangerous Drugs   Drug Use Patterns by Class, Race, and Gender   Why Use Drugs?   U.S. Official Policy: A War on Drugs   Consequences of Official Drug Policies   Is the Drug War Racist?   Alternatives   Regulation of Trade or Use through Licensing and Taxation   Noninterference   Address the Social Causes of Drug Use     Part V: Institutional Problems   Chapter 14: The Economy and Work   Capitalism and Socialism Capitalism Socialism Mega Economic Trends The Structural Transformation of the Economy Globalization The Great Recession Work and Social Problems   Control of Workers   Alienation   Worker Compensation Dangerous Working Conditions   Sweatshops   Unions and Their Decline   Unemployment   Job Insecurity Benefits Insecurity Increased Workload Worker Compensation   Chapter 15: Families The Mythical Family in the United States   U.S. Families in Historical Perspective: The Family in Capitalism   Stratification and Family Life: Unequal Life Chances   Changing Families in a Changing World   Economic Transformation and Family Life   Today’s Diverse Family Forms   Balancing Work and Family with Few Social Supports   Single Parents and Their Children   Societal Response to Disadvantaged Children   Divorce   Consequences of Divorce   Children of Divorce   Violence in U.S. Families   Violence and the Social Organization of the Family   Intimate Partner Violence   Child Abuse and Neglect     Chapter 16: Education   Characteristics of Education in the United States   Education as a Conserving Force   Mass Education A Fragmented Educational System   Local Control of Education A Lack of Curricular Standardization  “Sifting” and “Sorting” Function of Schools   Preoccupation with Order and Control   Education and Inequality   Financing Public Education   Family Economic Resources   Higher Education and Stratification   Segregation   Tracking and Teachers’ Expectations   Possibilities for Promoting Equality of Opportunity   Provide Universal Preschool Programs   Offer Free Education   Set National Education Standards Reduce Funding Disparities Across States and Districts Reducing Class and School Size   Attract and Retain Excellent Teachers   Extend the School Day and Year   Hold Educators Accountable   Reform the Educational Philosophy of Schools   Restructure Society     Chapter 17: The Health Care System   The Crisis in Health Care: Cost, Coverage, and Consequences Rising Health Care Costs   Does the High Cost of Health Care Translate into Good Health Consequences? The Health Care System in the United States Different Plans for Different Categories Private Insurance For Profit Hospitals Managed Care Networks. Unequal Access to Health Care   Social Class   Race/Ethnicity   Gender   HIV/AIDS:  The Intersection of Class, Race, and Gender Models for National Health Care:  Lessons from Other Societies The Bismarck Model The Beveridge Model The National Health Insurance Model Reforming the Health Care System in the United States The Politics of Health Reform The Obama Plan   Chapter 18: National Security in the Twenty-First Century   The U.S. Military Establishment   The Size of the U.S. Military   The Cost of Maintaining U.S. Military Superiority   The Threat of Nuclear Weapons   The Terrorism Threat   Domestic Terrorism International Terrorism U.S. National Security and the War on Terror   The Precipitating Event   A Rush to War   The War in Iraq   The Iraq War:  An Evaluation Consequences of the U.S. Responses to 9/11   The Costs of the War   The Legacy of the War   Strategies to Combat the New Terrorism   Lesson 1: Military Might Alone Does Not Make a Nation Secure   Lesson 2: Vengeance Is Self-Defeating   Lesson 3: The Solution to Terrorism Is to Address Its Root Causes   Lesson 4: In Planning for War, the Question Guiding the Plan Must Be, How Does the Conflict End?   Lesson 5: The U.S. Goal of Spreading Democracy in the Middle East Will Likely Fail   Lesson 6: The Path to the Moral High Ground Goes through International Organizations and International Law     Part VI: Solutions   Chapter 19: Progressive Plan To Solve Social Problems   Sociology, Social Problems, and Social Change   The Sociological Imagination and Social Problems   Sociological Paradox: Structure and Agency   Sociological Dilemma: Recognition and Rejection Progressive Principles to Guide Public Policy   Is a Progressive Social Policy Possible?   Should a Progressive Plan Be Adopted by U.S. Society?   Financing the Progressive Agenda   Is There Any Hope of Instituting a Social Agenda Based on Progressive Principles?   Human Agency: Social Change from the Bottom Up   Individuals Protesting and Organizing for Change 

About the Author :
D. Stanley Eitzen (Ph.D. University of Kansas) is professor emeritus in sociology from Colorado State University, where previously he was the John N. Stern Distinguished Professor.  Among his books are Social Problems (with Maxine Baca Zinn and Kelly Eitzen Smith)and Diversity in Families (with Maxine Baca Zinn and Barbara Wells), both of which received McGuffey Awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association for excellence and longevity over multiple editions. He is also the author and co-author of four Solutions to Social Problems volumes with Allyn & Bacon; Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing Crisis (with Doug A. Timmer and Kathryn Talley); Sociology of North American Sport (with George H. Sage); and Fair and Foul: Rethinking the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport.  He has served as the president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and as editor of The Social Science Journal.   Maxine Baca Zinn (Ph.D. University of Oregon) is Professor Emeritus in sociology at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. Her main research interests are racial inequality, gender, and family life. She is the author and co-author of many other books, including Diversity in Families (with D. Stanley Eitzen and Barbara Wells),Social Problems (with D. Stanley Eitzen and Kelly Eitzen Smith), Women of Color in U.S. Society, Gender Through the Prism of Difference, and Globalization: The Transformation of Social Worlds. In 2000, she received the ASA Jessie Bernard Career Award.   Kelly Eitzen Smith received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona.  She is currently the director of the Center for Applied Sociology and a lecturer at the University of Arizona.  At the Center for Applied Sociology she has conducted research in the areas of day labor, homelessness, poverty, urban housing and neighborhood development. Her sociological interests include gender, family, sexuality, stratification, and social problems.  She is also the co-author of Experiencing Poverty (with D.Stanley Eitzen), andSocial Problems (with D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn).