本書作者都是研究社會問題的專家,書中絕大多數文章都是從自各個作者的專著。正如作者在前言中所提到的那樣,本書的目的是幫助人們從社會學的角度批判性地檢視社會及其問題。通過對社會問題的理解,人們可以更客觀地認識自己的社會和外在世界,也可以更有效地通過行動致力於解決這些問題。我們知道,社會是一個由人與人之間相互關係、人的行為和制度化系統建立起來的意義世界。因此,社會問題從本質來說是結構性的,可以說,掌握這一點也是進行社會學認識和分析的一個起點。
基本介紹
- 書名:社會問題讀本
- 出版社:北京大學出版社
- 頁數:372頁
- 開本:16, 16開
- 品牌:北京大學出版社
- 作者:J·M·卡龍
- 出版日期:2005年4月1日
- 語種:簡體中文, 英語
- ISBN:7301071329
基本介紹
內容簡介
作者簡介
圖書目錄
PART 1 An Introduction to Social Problems
1 An Introduction to the Study of Social Problems
2 How Do We Decide What Are Social Problems?
3 What's Wrong with Declaring War on Social Problens?
PART 2 Social Problems:Econimic Inequality
4 What's Wrong with the American Dream
5 The Have-Mores and Have-Lesses
6 The Invisible Poor
7 Some Thoughts on Homelessness
PART 3 Social Problems:Racial and Ethnic Inequality
8 Laissez-Faire Racism
9 The Definition of Asicn Americans as Foreigners
10 Lation Live in a Changing America
11 From Institutional to Jobless Chettos
12 The Revolution is about Basketball
13 Elimination the Waste of Racism
PART 4 Social Problems:Gender Inequality
14 A Theory of the Division of Labor by Cender
15 Sexual Harassment in the Worle of Professional Women
16 Socialization into Cender
17 The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood
18 The Betrayal of the American Man
PART 5 Social Problems in the Political Order
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PART 6 Social Problems Related to the Family
PART 7 Social Problems Related to Education
PART 8 Social Problems Related to Healthe Care
PART 9 Social Problems Related to Work
PART 10 Social Problems Related to Crime and Criminal Justice