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Social Problems in a Free Society: Myths, Absurdities, and Realities

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The future of the sociologist's profession is jeopardized by an ongoing trend toward the politicization of sociology and the radicalization of social problems. This book calls for the rethinking of the culture of social, political, and economic liberty to create a resurgence of a sociological agenda. Social Problems in a Free Society offers an original perspective on social problems such as violations of the principles of individual rights and the free market. This book is a vision for reinvigorating the discipline in a fashion undreamt of within the wearisome strains of today's radical social problems theory.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Problem of the Sociology of Social Problems: Invitation to Sociological Heresy; Political Ideology in the Sociology of Social Problems Chapter 3 An Individual Rights Perspective: Social Problems as Rights Violations; Leviathan Chapter 4 Wealth and Poverty: The Economic Problem; The Distribution of Wealth I: The Outcomes of the Game; The Distribution of Wealth II: When the Game is Rigged; Poverty in America Chapter 5 Violations of Personal and Property Rights: The Persistent Problem of Crime; Family Violence Chapter 6 Property Rights in the Earth: Population Growth; Are We Running Out of Resources?; Environmental Concerns Chapter 7 The Prohibition Quagmire: The American Gun Culture; The War on Drugs; The Nanny State Chapter 8 Equality of Opportunity: Race and Racism; The Gender Question: Women, Men, and Equality Chapter 9 When Individual Rights Clash: The Abortion Dilemma Chapter 10 Notes Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Author

About the Author :
Myles J. Kelleher is Professor of Sociology at Bucks County Community College.

Review :
'Social Problems in a Free Society' is packed full of ideas and analyses of modern American society that will leave the casual reader breathless and the assiduous student spellbound. It makes comprehensive casual reading and would make an excellent text for any class in sociology. As a skeptic about a lot of the nostrums of the Left, I only wish it had been available when I taught Social Problems. The documentation is splendid, and the reasoning is vigorous. Kelleher's curmudgeonly analysis pops so many sociological bubbles, it's a wonder the discipline is still afloat. Deploying his libertarian perspective on an array of social problems - guns, poverty, abortion, drug use, racism and others - Kelleher aims to shake up orthodox thinking on the political left and the right in order to reinvigorate the profession. Kelleher's book provides a sound understanding of what it means to have a free society, how it should work, how to identify inherent problems and how to correct those problems. The reader will come away with a truer understanding of what freedom is, or should be, and how to maintain it. This is a fascinating book that will change the face of sociology and the way it is studied. A must read for anyone interested in sociology or modern democracy. This is a fascinating book that will change the face of sociology and the way it is studied. A must read for anyone interested in sociology or modern democracy. 'Social Problems in a Free Society' is packed full of ideas and analyses of modern American society that will leave the casual reader breathless and the assiduous student spellbound. It makes comprehensive casual reading and would make an excellent text for any class in sociology. As a skeptic about a lot of the nostrums of the Left, I only wish it had been available when I taught Social Problems. The documentation is splendid, and the reasoning is vigorous. Kelleher's curmudgeonly analysis pops so many sociological bubbles, it's a wonder the discipline is still afloat. Deploying his libertarian perspective on an array of social problems - guns, poverty, abortion, drug use, racism and others - Kelleher aims to shake up orthodox thinking on the political left and the right in order to reinvigorate the profession. Kelleher's book provides a sound understanding of what it means to have a free society, how it should work, how to identify inherent problems and how to correct those problems. The reader will come away with a truer understanding of what freedom is, or should be, and how to maintain it.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781461688174
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of America
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Myths, Absurdities, and Realities
  • ISBN-10: 1461688175
  • Publisher Date: 02 Sep 2004
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 342


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