Social Problems | Steven E. Barkan

- 1Understanding Social Problems
- 2Poverty
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  - 2.1The Measurement and Extent of Poverty
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  - 2.2Who the Poor Are: Social Patterns of Poverty
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  - 2.3Explaining Poverty
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  - 2.4The Consequences of Poverty
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  - 2.5Global Poverty
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  - 2.6Reducing Poverty
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  - 2.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 3Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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  - 3.1Racial and Ethnic Inequality: A Historical Prelude
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  - 3.2The Meaning of Race and Ethnicity
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  - 3.3Prejudice
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  - 3.4Discrimination
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  - 3.5Dimensions of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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  - 3.6Explaining Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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  - 3.7Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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  - 3.8End-of-Chapter Material
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- 4Gender Inequality
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  - 4.1Understanding Sex and Gender
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  - 4.2Feminism and Sexism
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  - 4.3Dimensions of Gender Inequality
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  - 4.4Violence against Women: Rape and Sexual Assault
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  - 4.5The Benefits and Costs of Being Male
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  - 4.6Reducing Gender Inequality
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  - 4.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 5Sexual Orientation and Inequality
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  - 5.1Understanding Sexual Orientation
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  - 5.2Public Attitudes about Sexual Orientation
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  - 5.3Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation
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  - 5.4Improving the Lives of the LGBT Community
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  - 5.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 6Aging and Ageism
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  - 6.1The Concept and Experience of Aging
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  - 6.2Perspectives on Aging
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  - 6.3Life Expectancy and the Graying of Society
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  - 6.4Biological and Psychological Aspects of Aging
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  - 6.5Problems Facing Older Americans
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  - 6.6Reducing Ageism and Helping Older Americans
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  - 6.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 7Alcohol and Other Drugs
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  - 7.1Drug Use in History
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  - 7.2Drugs and Drug Use Today
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  - 7.3Social Patterning of Drug Use
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  - 7.4Explaining Drug Use
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  - 7.5Drug Policy and the War on Illegal Drugs
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  - 7.6Addressing the Drug Problem and Reducing Drug Use
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  - 7.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 8Crime and Criminal Justice
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  - 8.1The Problem of Crime
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  - 8.2Types of Crime
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  - 8.3Who Commits Crime?
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  - 8.4Explaining Crime
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  - 8.5The Criminal Justice System
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  - 8.6Reducing Crime
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  - 8.7End-of-Chapter Material
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- 9Sexual Behavior
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  - 9.1An Overview of Heterosexuality
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  - 9.2Teenage Sex and Pregnancy
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  - 9.3Abortion
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  - 9.4Prostitution
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  - 9.5Pornography
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  - 9.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 10The Changing Family
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  - 10.1Overview of the Family
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  - 10.2Sociological Perspectives on the Family
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  - 10.3Changes and Problems in American Families
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  - 10.4Families in the Future
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  - 10.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 11Schools and Education
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  - 11.1An Overview of Education in the United States
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  - 11.2Sociological Perspectives on Education
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  - 11.3Issues and Problems in Elementary and Secondary Education
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  - 11.4Issues and Problems in Higher Education
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  - 11.5Improving Schools and Education
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  - 11.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 12Work and the Economy
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  - 12.1Overview of the Economy
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  - 12.2Sociological Perspectives on Work and the Economy
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  - 12.3Problems in Work and the Economy
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  - 12.4Improving Work and the Economy
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  - 12.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 13Health and Health Care
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  - 13.1Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care
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  - 13.2Global Aspects of Health and Health Care
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  - 13.3Problems of Health in the United States
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  - 13.4Problems of Health Care in the United States
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  - 13.5Improving Health and Health Care
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  - 13.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 14Urban and Rural Problems
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  - 14.1A Brief History of Urbanization
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  - 14.2Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization
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  - 14.3Problems of Urban Life
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  - 14.4Problems of Rural Life
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  - 14.5Improving Urban and Rural Life
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  - 14.6End-of-Chapter Material
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- 15Population and the Environment
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  - 15.1Sociological Perspectives on Population and the Environment
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  - 15.2Population
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  - 15.3The Environment
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  - 15.4Addressing Population Problems and Improving the Environment
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  - 15.5End-of-Chapter Material
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- 16War and Terrorism
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  - 16.1Sociological Perspectives on War and Terrorism
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  - 16.2War
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  - 16.3Terrorism
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  - 16.4Preventing War and Stopping Terrorism
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  - 16.5End-of-Chapter Material
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