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Seeing social problems

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  • Monograph

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  • LCC: HN18.3 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
  • DDC: 306 (Assigner: dlc)

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"Seeing Social Problems: The Hidden Stories Behind Contemporary Issues shows students how to think about social problems in a new way, by carefully analyzing headline-making issues they are already familiar with and illustrating the connection between individual problems and larger social forces. Each chapter engages students in thinking about the world sociologically by focusing on a specific case study that represents a more general social problem. The chapters always start with the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and personal experiences that students bring to the case-what author Ira Silver refers to as conventional wisdom-and effectively demonstrate to them the "first wisdom" of sociology: "things are not what they seem." In each instance, Silver shows how sociologists ask questions, gather empirical data, use multiple perspectives, and consider larger social forces to discover the "hidden stories" behind individual behavior"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction - making sense of hot-button issues -- I. Inequality -- Class and the American dream -- Race, crime and policing -- Gender, violence and power -- LGBTQ+ people and their critics -- II. Danger and risk -- Drug use and abuse -- Health and the environment -- Mass shootings, hate groups and access to weapons -- Mental illness and suicide -- III. Institutions -- Immigration and border security -- Education and upward mobility -- Media, body image and self-worth -- Technology and instant pleasure -- Conclusion - seeing multiple realities.

Authorized Access Point

Silver, Ira. Seeing social problems

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:12:13.674423+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23806022

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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