Detailed contents

  1. Preface
  2. About the Author
  3. Chapter 1. Sociology and the Study of Social Problems
    1. Using Our Sociological Imagination
    2. What Is a Social Problem?
      1. The Negative Consequences of Social Problems
      2. Objective and Subjective Realities of Social Problems
    3. Exploring Social Problems: HIV and AIDS
    4. The History of Social Problems
    5. Taking a World View: Identifying the Greatest Threat to the World
    6. In Focus: A Review of Sociology
    7. Understanding the Sociological Perspective
      1. Functionalist Perspective
      2. Conflict Perspective
      3. Feminist Perspective
      4. Interactionist Perspective
    8. The Science of Sociology
    9. Voices in the Community: Judith Auerbach
    10. The Transformation From Problem to Solution
    11. Making Sociological Connections
    12. Sociology at Work: Doing Sociology
    13. Chapter Review
    14. Key Terms
    15. Study Questions
  4. Part I. The Bases of Inequality
    1. Chapter 2. Social Class
      1. What Does It Mean to Be Poor?
        1. The Federal Definitions of Poverty
        2. Who Are the Poor?
      2. Exploring Social Problems: Who Is Poor?
      3. Taking a World View: Income Inequality in China
      4. Sociological Perspectives on Social Class and Poverty
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
      5. In Focus: The Power of Political Action Committees
        1. Interactionist Perspective
      6. The Consequences of Poverty
        1. Food Insecurity and Hunger
        2. Affordable Housing
        3. Health
      7. Responding to Class Inequalities
        1. U.S. Welfare Policy
        2. Life After Welfare
      8. Voices in the Community: Mauricio Lim Miller
        1. Earned Income Tax Credit
        2. Changing the Definition—Redefining Poverty
      9. Sociology at Work: Critical Thinking
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    2. Chapter 3. Race and Ethnicity
      1. Defining Race and Ethnicity
      2. Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Integration
      3. Sociological Perspectives on Sociological Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Inequalities
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      4. The Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Inequalities
        1. U.S. Immigration: Past and Present
      5. In Focus: Multicultural Children’s Literature
      6. Exploring Social Problems: The U.S. Immigrant Population
        1. The Immigrant Experience
      7. Taking a World View: Global Immigration
        1. Income and Wealth
        2. Education
        3. Health
      8. Responding to Racial and Ethnic Inequalities
        1. Immigration Policy
        2. Affirmative Action
      9. Voices in the Community: Sofia Campos
        1. Encouraging Diversity and Multiculturalism
      10. Sociology at Work: The Science of Sociology: Values vs. Facts
      11. Chapter Review
      12. Key Terms
      13. Study Questions
    3. Chapter 4. Gender
      1. Sociological Perspectives on Gender Inequality
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict and Feminist Perspectives
      2. Voices in the Community: Sandra Fluke
        1. Interactionist Perspective
      3. The Consequences of Gender Inequality
        1. Occupational Sex Segregation
        2. Income Inequality
      4. Exploring Social Problems: The Wage Gap
      5. Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault
      6. In Focus: The Pay Gap Between College-Educated Men and Women
      7. Responding to Gender Inequalities
        1. Feminist Movements and Social Policies
      8. Taking a World View: Leaving No Girl Behind
        1. Title IX
      9. Sociology at Work: Sociology as a Science: Theory and Data
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    4. Chapter 5. Sexual Orientation
      1. Sociological Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Inequality
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict and Feminist Perspectives
        3. Interactionist Perspective
      2. Sexual Orientation and Inequality
        1. U.S. Legislation on Homosexuality
        2. The Rights and Recognition of Same-Sex Couples
        3. Employment
      3. Responding to Sexual Orientation Inequalities
        1. Family Legislation
      4. In Focus: Gay-Friendly Campuses
      5. Exploring Social Problems: Support for Same-Sex Marriage
      6. Voices in the Community: Dan Savage
        1. Military Service
      7. Taking a World View: Gay Military Service Policies
      8. Sociology at Work: Internships and Service Learning
      9. Chapter Review
      10. Key Terms
      11. Study Questions
    5. Chapter 6. Age and Aging
      1. Our Aging World
      2. Taking a World View: Aging in China
      3. Sociological Perspectives on Age, Aging, and Inequality
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      4. The Consequences of Age Inequality
        1. Ageism
        2. Age and Social Class
      5. Exploring Social Problems: Elderly Income
        1. Health and Medical Care
        2. Ageism in the Workplace
      6. In Focus: The Political Influence of Young and Older Voters
      7. Responding to Age Inequalities
        1. Social Security
      8. Voices in the Community: Barbara Young
        1. Medicare
      9. Sociology at Work: Social Work
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
  5. Part II. Our Social Institutions
    1. Chapter 7. Families
      1. Myths of the Family
      2. Sociological Perspectives on the Family
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict and Feminist Perspectives
        3. Interactionist Perspective
      3. Problems in the Family
        1. Divorce
        2. Violence and Neglect in the Family
        3. Teen Pregnancy and Newborn Abandonment
      4. Exploring Social Problems: Teen Birthrates
      5. In Focus: Teen Parenting and Education
        1. The Problems of Time and Money
      6. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
      7. Taking a World View: Parental Leave Policies
        1. Community Responses to Domestic Violence and Neglect
      8. Voices in the Community: Wynona Ward
        1. Teen Pregnancy and Infant Abandonment
        2. Supporting Different Family Forms
      9. Sociology at Work: Paralegals and Legal Assistants
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    2. Chapter 8. Education
      1. The New Educational Standard
      2. Exploring Social Problems: Educational Attainment in the United States
      3. Sociological Perspectives on Education
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      4. Problems and Challenges in Education
        1. The Problem of Basic Literacy
      5. Taking a World View: Educational Tracking and Testing in Japan
        1. Inequality in Educational Access and Achievement
      6. In Focus: Controlling the Cost of Higher Education
        1. Violence and Harassment in Schools
      7. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Policy Responses—The Basis for Educational Reform
        2. Promoting Educational Opportunities—Head Start and Prekindergarten
        3. Mentoring, Supporting, and Valuing Networks
      8. Voices in the Community: Wendy Kopp
        1. Antiviolence and Antibullying Programs in Schools
        2. Does Having a Choice Improve Education?
      9. Sociology at Work: Afterschool Education
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    3. Chapter 9. Work and the Economy
      1. The Changing Nature of Work
      2. Sociological Perspectives on Work
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      3. Problems in Work and the Economy
        1. Unemployment and Underemployment
        2. The Problem of Globalization
      4. Exploring Social Problems: Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers
        1. Minimum Wage
        2. A Hazardous and Stressful Workplace
      5. Taking a World View: Mexico’s Maquiladoras
      6. In Focus: Sweatshop Labor
      7. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Federal Policies
        2. The Living Wage Movement
      8. Voices in the Community: Judy Wicks
        1. Worker-Friendly Businesses—Conducting Business a Different Way
        2. Organized and Fighting Back
      9. Sociology at Work: Law
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    4. Chapter 10. Health and Medicine
      1. Sociological Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Medicine
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      2. Health Inequalities and Problems
        1. Gender
        2. Education
      3. Exploring Social Problems: Health Care Utilization
        1. The Cost of Health Care
        2. The Uninsured Population
      4. In Focus: U.S. Health Insurance and Health Care Delivery Systems
      5. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Health Care Reform
        2. State Health Care Reforms
        3. Children’s Health Insurance Program
      6. Taking a World View: Not-So-Foreign Models of Health Care
      7. Voices in the Community: Victoria Hale
      8. Sociology at Work: Medicine
        1. State Prescription Drug Plans
        2. Community-Based Health Centers
      9. Chapter Review
      10. Key Terms
      11. Study Questions
    5. Chapter 11. The Media
      1. Sociological Perspectives on the Media
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      2. Taking a World View: Women’s Feature Service, New Delhi, India
      3. The Media and Social Problems
        1. Loss of Privacy
      4. In Focus: The Boundary-less Workplace
        1. The Digital Haves and Have-Nots
      5. Exploring Social Problems: Internet Access
        1. The Death of the Newspaper?
        2. Driving Distracted
        3. Do You Trust the News Media?
      6. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Federal Communications Commission and the Telecommunications Act of 1996
        2. Who Is Watching the Media?
      7. Voices in the Community: Geena Davis,
        1. Media Literacy and Digital Literacy
      8. Sociology at Work: Software Development
      9. Chapter Review
      10. Study Questions
      11. Key Terms
  6. Part III. Our Social and Physical Worlds
    1. Chapter 12. Alcohol and Drug Abuse
      1. Sociological Perspectives on Drug Abuse
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      2. What Is Drug Abuse?
        1. Alcohol
        2. Tobacco and Nicotine
        3. Marijuana
        4. Club or Rave Drugs
      3. Taking a World View: The Marijuana Legalization Movement
      4. The Problems of Drug Abuse
        1. Drug Use in the Workplace
        2. Problem Drinking Among Teens and Young Adults
        3. Punishment or Treatment?
      5. In Focus: Alcopops
      6. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Federal Programs
        2. Drug Legalization
      7. Exploring Social Problems: Support for the Legalization of Marijuana
        1. Drug Treatment and Prevention Programs
      8. Voices in the Community: Shilo Murphy
      9. Sociology at Work: Public Health
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    2. Chapter 13. Crime and Criminal Justice
      1. Sociological Perspectives on Crime
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      2. Sources of Crime Statistics
      3. Types of Crime
        1. Violent Crime
      4. Exploring Social Problems: Violent Crime Victimization
        1. Property Crime
        2. Juvenile Delinquency
        3. White-Collar Crime
      5. The Inequalities of Crime—Offenders and Victims
        1. Offenders
        2. Victims
      6. Our Current Response to Crime
        1. The Police
        2. Prisons
      7. Taking a World View: Policing in Brazil
        1. The Death Penalty
      8. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. U.S. Department of Justice
        2. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs
        3. The New American Prison
        4. Community Approaches to Law
      9. In Focus: A Public Health Approach to Gun Control
      10. Voices in the Community: Max Kenner
        1. Prison Advocacy and Death Penalty Reform
      11. Sociology at Work: Probation and Parole Officers
      12. Chapter Review
      13. Key Terms
      14. Study Questions
    3. Chapter 14. Urbanization
      1. Urban Sociology and Demography
      2. The Processes of Urbanization and Suburbanization
      3. Population Growth and Composition
      4. Sociological Perspectives on Population and Urbanization
        1. Functionalist Perspective
      5. Taking a World View: Global Urbanization and Population Growth
        1. Conflict and Feminist Perspectives
        2. Interactionist Perspective
      6. The Consequences of Urbanization
        1. Urban Living Environment
        2. Homelessness
      7. Exploring Social Problems: Commuting
        1. Gentrification
        2. Urban Sprawl and Transportation
      8. In Focus: Living Car Free
      9. Voices in the Community: Magic Johnson
      10. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
        2. Urban Revitalization Programs
        3. Creating Sustainable Communities
      11. Sociology at Work: Nonprofit Work
        1. Housing and Homelessness Programs
      12. Chapter Review
      13. Key Terms
      14. Study Questions
    4. Chapter 15. The Environment
      1. Environmental Problems Are Human Problems
      2. Sociological Perspectives on Environmental Problems
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      3. Social Problems and the Environment
        1. Climate Change
        2. Air Quality
        3. Hazardous Waste Sites and Brownfields
      4. Taking a World View: Home Sweet Landfill
        1. Water Quality and Supply
      5. Exploring Social Problems: Waste and Recycling
        1. Land Conservation and Wilderness Protection
      6. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Federal Responses
        2. State and Local Responses
        3. Environmental Interest Groups
        4. Environmental Justice Movement
      7. In Focus: Local and Sustainable Food
      8. Voices in the Community: Chad Pregracke
        1. Radical Environmentalists
        2. Is Your School Green?
      9. Sociology at Work: Research
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
    5. Chapter 16. War and Terrorism
      1. Defining Conflict
        1. War
        2. U.S. Conflicts
        3. Terrorism
      2. Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism
        1. Functionalist Perspective
        2. Conflict Perspective
        3. Feminist Perspective
        4. Interactionist Perspective
      3. Exploring Social Problems: The Fear of Terrorism
      4. The Problems of War and Terrorism
        1. The Impact of War and Terrorism
      5. In Focus: The Hidden Costs of War
        1. The Next Threat
      6. Taking a World View: Ireland and the Decommissioning of the IRA
      7. Community, Policy, and Social Action
        1. Political Diplomacy
        2. The Use of Economic Sanctions
      8. Voices in the Community: Aung San Suu Kyi
        1. Military Response
        2. Antiwar and Peace Movements
      9. Sociology at Work: Working and Volunteering Abroad
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
  7. Part IV. Individual Action and Social Change
    1. Chapter 17. Social Problems and Social Action
      1. Understanding Social Movements
      2. How Do Social Movements Begin?
      3. In Focus: Student Activism
      4. How Have Reform Movements Made a Difference?
      5. Taking a World View: Nongovernmental Organizations as a Source of Change
      6. Making the Last Connection
      7. Voices in the Community: Camila Vallejo
      8. Exploring Social Problems: Who Is Politically Engaged?
      9. Sociology at Work: Graduate Study
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Key Terms
      12. Study Questions
      13. Glossary
      14. References
      15. Index