DETAILEDCONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
AbouttheAuthor
1 SociologyandtheStudyofSocialProblems
UsingOurSociologicalImagination
WhatIsaSocialProblem?
TheNegativeConsequencesofSocialProblems
ObjectiveandSubjectiveRealitiesofSocialProblems
TheHistoryofSocialProblems
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:IdentifyingGlobalThreats
• INFOCUS:AReviewofSociology
UnderstandingtheSociologicalPerspective
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
TheScienceofSociology
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:DataMatters
TheTransformationFromProblemtoSolution MakingSociologicalConnections
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:JudithAuerbach
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:DoingSociology ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
2. SocialClass
WhatDoesItMeantoBePoor?
TheFederalDefinitionsofPoverty
WhoArethePoor?
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:DemographicsofPoverty
SociologicalPerspectivesonSocialClassandPoverty
FunctionalistPerspective
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:IncomeInequalityinChina
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
• INFOCUS:ThePowerofPoliticalActionCommittees
TheConsequencesofPoverty
FoodInsecurityandHunger
AffordableHousing Health
RespondingtoClassInequalities
U.S.WelfarePolicy
LifeAfterWelfare
EarnedIncomeTaxCredit
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:MauricioLimMiller
ChangingtheDefinition RedefiningPoverty
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:CriticalThinking
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
3. RaceandEthnicity
DefiningRaceandEthnicity
PatternsofRacialandEthnicIntegration
SociologicalPerspectivesonRacialandEthnicInequalities
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
• INFOCUS:BlackLivesMatter
TheConsequencesofRacialandEthnicInequalities
U.S.Immigration
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:RecentlyArrivedImmigrantPopulation
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:GlobalImmigration
IncomeandWealth
Education Health
RespondingtoRacialandEthnicInequalities
ImmigrationPolicySince2009
AffirmativeAction Employment
Education
EncouragingDiversityandInclusivity
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:SofiaCampos
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:TheScienceofSociology:Valuesvs Facts
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
4. Gender
SociologicalPerspectivesonGenderInequality
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictandFeministPerspectives
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:SarahMcBride
InteractionistPerspective
• INFOCUS:GenderIdentityTerms
TheConsequencesofGenderInequality
OccupationalSexSegregation
IncomeInequality
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:TheWageGap
GenderNonconformityDiscrimination
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IntimatePartnerViolenceandSexualAssault
RespondingtoGenderInequalities
FeministMovementsandSocialPolicies
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:LeavingNoGirlBehind
TitleIX
ExpandingTransandIntersexRights
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:SociologyasaScience:TheoryandData
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
5. SexualOrientation
SociologicalPerspectivesonSexualOrientationandInequality
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictandFeministPerspectives
InteractionistPerspective
SexualOrientationandInequality
StateandFederalLegislation
TheRightsandRecognitionofSame-SexCouples
Employment
MilitaryService
RespondingtoSexualOrientationInequalities
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:GayMilitaryServicePolicies
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:SupportforSame-SexMarriage
• INFOCUS:Gay-FriendlyCampuses
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:DanSavage
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:InternshipsandServiceLearning
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
6. AgeandAging
OurAgingWorld
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:AginginChina
SociologicalPerspectivesonAge,Aging,andInequality
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
TheConsequencesofAgeInequality
Ageism
AgeandSocialClass
HealthandMedicalCare
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:ElderlyIncomeSources
AgeismintheWorkplace
RespondingtoAgeInequalities
• INFOCUS:ThePoliticalInfluenceofYoungandOlderVoters
SocialSecurity
Medicare
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:BarbaraYoung
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:SocialWork
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
PartII•OurSocialInstitutions
7. Families
MythsoftheFamily
SociologicalPerspectivesontheFamily
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictandFeministPerspectives
InteractionistPerspective
ProblemsintheFamily
Divorce
ViolenceandNeglect
TeenPregnancyandNewbornAbandonment
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:TeenBirthrates
• INFOCUS:TeenParentingandEducation
TheProblemsofTimeandMoney
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
TheFamilyandMedicalLeaveActof1993
CommunityResponsestoDomesticViolenceandNeglect
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:ParentalLeavePolicies
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:WynonaWard
TeenPregnancyandInfantAbandonment
ExpandingtheDefinitionofFamily Cohabitation
GrandparentsasParents
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:ParalegalsandLegalAssistants
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
8. Education
TheNewEducationalStandard
SociologicalPerspectivesonEducation
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:Earningabachelor’sdegree pxiv
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
ProblemsandChallengesinEducation
TheProblemofBasicLiteracy
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:EducationalTrackingandTestinginJapan
InequalityinEducationalAccessandAchievement
• INFOCUS:ControllingtheCostofHigherEducation
ViolenceandHarassmentinSchools
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
PolicyResponses TheBasisforEducationalReform
PromotingEducationalOpportunities HeadStartandPrekindergarten
Mentoring,Supporting,andValuingNetworks
AntiviolenceandAntibullyingProgramsinSchools
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:WendyKopp
DoesHavingaChoiceImproveEducation?
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:AfterschoolEducation
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
9. WorkandtheEconomy
TheChangingNatureofWork
SociologicalPerspectivesonWork
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
ProblemsinWorkandtheEconomy
UnemploymentandUnderemployment
Globalization
MinimumWage
AHazardousandStressfulWorkplace
• EXPLORING SOCIAL PROBLEMS: Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
FederalPolicies
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:Mexico’sMaquiladoras
• INFOCUS:SweatshopLabor
TheLivingWageMovement
Worker-FriendlyBusinesses ConductingBusinessaDifferentWay
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:JerryGreenfield
OrganizedandFightingBack
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:Law
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
10. HealthandMedicine
SociologicalPerspectivesonHealth,Illness,andMedicine
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
HealthInequalitiesandProblems
Gender Education
TheCostofHealthCare
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:HealthCareUtilization
TheUninsuredPopulation
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
HealthCareReform StateReform
• INFOCUS:US HealthInsuranceandHealthCareDeliverySystems FederalReform
Children’sHealthInsuranceProgram
StatePrescriptionDrugPlans
Community-BasedHealthCenters
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:Not-So-ForeignModelsofHealthCare
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:VictoriaHale
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:Medicine
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
11. TheMedia
SociologicalPerspectivesontheMedia
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:InternationalWomen’sMediaFoundation
TheMediaandSocialProblems
LossofPrivacy
TheDigitalHavesandHave-Nots
• INFOCUS:TheBoundary-lessWorkplace
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:InternetUse
TheDeathoftheNewspaper?
DrivingDistracted
DoYouTrusttheNewsMedia?
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
FederalCommunicationsCommissionandtheTelecommunicationsActof1996
WhoIsWatchingtheMedia?
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:GeenaDavis
MediaLiteracyandDigitalLiteracy
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:SoftwareDevelopment
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
PartIII•OurSocialandPhysicalWorlds
12. AlcoholandDrugAbuse
SociologicalPerspectivesonDrugAbuse
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
WhatIsDrugAbuse?
Alcohol
TobaccoandNicotine
Marijuana
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:TheMarijuanaLegalizationMovement
Opioids
TheProblemsofDrugAbuse
DrugUseintheWorkplace
ProblemDrinkingAmongTeensandYoungAdults
PunishmentorTreatment?
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
FederalPrograms
DrugLegalization
• EXPLORING SOCIAL PROBLEMS: Support for the Legalization of Marijuana
DrugTreatmentandPreventionPrograms
• INFOCUS:CollegeDrugPrograms
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:ShiloJama
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:PublicHealth
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
13. CrimeandCriminalJustice
SociologicalPerspectivesonCrime
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
SourcesofCrimeStatistics
TypesofCrime
ViolentCrime
PropertyCrime
JuvenileDelinquency
• EXPLORING SOCIAL PROBLEMS: Intimate Partner and Nonpartner
ViolenceAgainstWomen
White-CollarCrime
TheInequalitiesofCrime OffendersandVictims Offenders Victims
OurCurrentResponsetoCrime
ThePolice
Prisons
TheDeathPenalty
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:PolicinginBrazil
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
U.S.DepartmentofJustice
JuvenileJusticeandDelinquencyPreventionPrograms
CommunityResponsestoDisparitiesinPolicing
CommunityApproachestoLaw
• INFOCUS:AssaultWeapons
PrisonAdvocacyandDeathPenaltyReform
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:MaxKenner
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:ProbationandParoleOfficers
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
14. UrbanizationandPopulationGrowth
UrbanSociologyandDemography
TheProcessesofUrbanizationandSuburbanization
PopulationGrowthandComposition
SociologicalPerspectivesonUrbanizationandPopulationGrowth
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictandFeministPerspectives
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:GlobalUrbanizationandPopulationGrowth
InteractionistPerspective
TheConsequencesofUrbanizationandPopulationGrowth
UrbanLivingEnvironment
Homelessness
Gentrification
UrbanSprawlandTransportation
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:Commuting
• INFOCUS:LivingCarFree
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:MagicJohnson
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
U.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)
UrbanRevitalizationPrograms
CreatingSustainableCommunities
HousingandHomelessnessPrograms
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:NonprofitWork
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
15 TheEnvironment
EnvironmentalProblemsAreHumanProblems
SociologicalPerspectivesonEnvironmentalProblems
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
SocialProblemsandtheEnvironment
ClimateChange
AirQuality
HazardousWasteSitesandBrownfields
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:HomeSweetLandfill
WaterQualityandSupply
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:WasteandRecycling
LandConservationandWildernessProtection
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
FederalResponses
StateandLocalResponses
EnvironmentalInterestGroups
EnvironmentalJusticeMovement
• INFOCUS:LocalandSustainableFood
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:ChadPregracke
IsYourSchoolGreen?
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:Research
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
16. WarandTerrorism
DefiningConflict
War
U.S.Conflicts
Terrorism
SociologicalPerspectivesonWarandTerrorism
FunctionalistPerspective
ConflictPerspective
FeministPerspective
InteractionistPerspective
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:U.S.GlobalEngagement
TheProblemsofWarandTerrorism
TheImpactofWarandTerrorism
• INFOCUS:TheHiddenCostsofWar
TheNextThreat
• TAKINGAWORLDVIEW:NorthernIrelandSelf-Rule
Community,Policy,andSocialAction
PoliticalDiplomacy
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:SetsukoThurlow
TheUseofEconomicSanctions
MilitaryResponse
AntiwarandPeaceMovements
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:WorkingandVolunteeringAbroad
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
PartIV•IndividualActionandSocialChange
17. SocialProblemsandSocialAction
UnderstandingSocialMovements
HowDoSocialMovementsBegin?
HowHaveReformMovementsMadeaDifference?
• INFOCUS:StudentActivism
• TAKING A WORLD VIEW: Nongovernmental Organizations as a Source of Change
MakingtheLastConnection
• VOICESINTHECOMMUNITY:CamilaVallejo
• EXPLORINGSOCIALPROBLEMS:WhoIsPoliticallyEngaged?
• SOCIOLOGYATWORK:GraduateStudy
ChapterReview
KeyTerms
StudyQuestions
Glossary References Index
MediaLibrary
SAGECoreConcepts APNewsClips
Chapter1SociologyandtheStudyofSocialProblems
PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts11:TheSociologicalImagination
SAGECoreConcepts12:TheSocialConstructionofReality
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips13:MeTooattheGoldenGlobes(TaranaBurke)
Chapter2SocialClass
PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts2.1:WhatisSocialClass
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips2.2:TheFeminizationofPoverty
APNewsClips2.3:HomelessinHawaii
Chapter3RaceandEthnicity
PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts31:RaceandEthnicity
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips32:FergusonDemonstrations
APNewsClips33:USImmigrationProtest
Chapter4Gender
PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts42:GenderandGenderSocialization
SAGECoreConcepts43:AddressingSexualAssaultonCampus
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips41:GenderStereotypes
Chapter5SexualOrientation
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips5.1:Sexuality,Race,andHIV
APNewsClips5.2:LGBTQServiceMembers
APNewsClips53:LGBTQAdoption
Chapter6AgeandAging
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips61:StudentsResideinRetirementHomes
APNewsClips6.2:PresidentObamaHighlightsIssuesFacingAgingAmericans
APNewsClips6.3:AgingSuit
Chapter7Families
PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts7.1:DefiningtheFamily
SAGECoreConcepts73:MultigenerationalFamilies
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips72:ElderAbuse
Chapter8Education
PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts81:EducationandInequality
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips82:DecliningSchoolConditionsinVenezuela
APNewsClips83:SchoolFundingGaps
Chapter9WorkandtheEconomy
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips9.1:PresidentObamaSpeakingaboutFairPay
APNewsClips92:SupremeCourtCaseAboutWomanWearingHijab
APNewsClips93:PossibleSolutionstoUnderemployment
Chapter10HealthandMedicine
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips10.1:PTSDTherapythroughDance
APNewsClips10.2:WaitingforOrganDonors
APNewsClips103:USHealthcareAnalysis
Chapter11TheMedia PREMIUMVIDEO
SAGECORECONCEPTS
SAGECoreConcepts111:Media,Technology,andSocialMovements
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips112:TheRoleofFacebookinSociety
APNewsClips113:WomeninEgypt’sMedia
Chapter12AlcoholandDrugAbuse PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips121:DrinkingCultureintheWorkplace
APNewsClips122:FederalMarijuanaReaction
APNewsClips12.3:USOpioidEpidemic
Chapter13CrimeandCriminalJustice
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips131:JuvenileLockedUpForLife
APNewsClips132:TheDeathPenaltyatSanQuentin
APNewsClips133:USGunViolenceDebate
Chapter14UrbanizationandPopulationGrowth
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips14.1:SuburbanizationofAsianAmericans,DeclineofHistoric Chinatowns
APNewsClips142:RiseofHomeslessnessinSeattle
APNewsClips14.3:LongCommute
Chapter15TheEnvironment
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips151:RenewableEnergy
APNewsClips152:AnnualPrecipitation
APNewsClips153:GlobalWarmingintheArctic
Chapter16WarandTerrorism
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips16.1:USWomeninCombatRoles
APNewsClips16.2:PTSDandSuicideAmongVeterans
APNewsClips16.3:AntiwarProtests
Chapter17SocialProblemsandSocialAction
PREMIUMVIDEO
APNEWSCLIPS
APNewsClips171:OccupyWallStreet
APNewsClips17.2:OpeningoftheCivilRightsMuseum
APNewsClips17.3:VolunteerBikeRidesfortheElderly
