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SOC 002 Social Issues and Problems
This text address the analysis of selected social problems, including race relations, urban decay, suburban sprawl, crime, population problems, environment, and changes in the familial, economic and political institutions.
- Author
- Boundless (now LumenLearning)
- Publisher
- Boundless
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 132 sections
- 01: Sociology
- 1.01: The Sociological Perspective
- 1.02: The History of Sociology
- 1.03: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
- 1.04: The Sociological Approach
- 02: Sociological Research
- 2.01: The Research Process
- 2.02: Research Models
- 2.03: Ethics in Sociological Research
- 03: Culture
- 3.01: Culture and Society
- 3.02: The Symbolic Nature of Culture
- 3.03: Culture and Adaptation
- 3.04: Culture Worlds
- 3.05: Culture and the Dominant Ideology in the U.S.
- 04: Socialization
- 4.01: The Role of Socialization
- 4.02: The Self and Socialization
- 4.03: Theories of Socialization
- 4.04: Learning Personality, Morality, and Emotions
- 4.05: Agents of Socialization
- 4.06: Gender Socialization
- 4.07: Socialization Throughout the Life Span
- 4.08: Childhood Socialization
- 05: Social Interaction
- 5.01: Understanding Social Interaction
- 5.02: Types of Social Interaction
- 5.03: Elements of Social Interaction
- 06: Social Groups and Organization
- 6.01: Types of Social Groups
- 6.02: Functions of Social Groups
- 6.03: Large Social Groups
- 6.04: Bureaucracy
- 6.05: Group Dynamics
- 6.06: Social Structure in the Global Perspective
- 07: Deviance Social Control and Crime
- 7.01: Deviance
- 7.02: Social Control
- 7.03: Theories of Crime and Deviance
- 7.04: The Functionalist Perspective on Deviance
- 7.05: The Conflict Perspective on Deviance
- 7.06: The Symbolic-Interactionalist Perspective on Deviance
- 7.07: Crime
- 7.08: Reactions to Deviance
- 08: Global Stratification and Inequality
- 8.01: Systems of Stratification
- 8.02: Global Stratification
- 8.03: Stratification in the World System
- 8.04: Global Diversity
- 8.05: A Comparative Analysis of Global Stratification in Mexico
- 8.06: Sociological Theories and Global Inequality
- 09: Stratification Inequality and Social Class in the U.S.
- 9.01: Social Class
- 9.02: Social Class in the U.S.
- 9.03: The Class Structure in the U.S.
- 9.04: Social Mobility
- 9.05: The Impacts of Social Class
- 9.06: Poverty
- 10: Race and Ethnicity
- 10.01: Race
- 10.02: Ethnicity
- 10.03: Minorities
- 10.04: Prejudice and Discrimination
- 10.05: Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
- 10.06: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
- 11: Gender Stratification and Inequality
- 11.01: Gender and Biology
- 11.02: Gender and Socialization
- 11.03: Sociological Perspectives on Gender Stratification
- 11.04: Women as a Minority
- 11.05: Women in the Workplace
- 11.06: Gender-Based Violence
- 12: Family
- 12.01: Family
- 12.02: Marriage
- 12.03: Sociological Perspectives on Family
- 12.04: Recent Changes in Family Structure
- 12.05: Divorce
- 12.06: Family Violence
- 13: Education
- 13.01: Education and the Global Perspective
- 13.02: Education and Inequality
- 13.03: Schools as Formal Organizations
- 13.04: The Functionalist Perspective on Education
- 13.05: The Conflict Perspective on Education
- 13.06: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Education
- 13.07: Issues in the U.S. Education System
- 14: Religion
- 14.01: The Nature of Religion
- 14.02: Types of Religions
- 14.03: The Functionalist Perspective on Religion
- 14.04: The Conflict Perspective on Religion
- 14.05: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Religion
- 14.06: Religious Organizations
- 14.07: The Structure of Religion in the U.S.
- 14.08: Major Religions in the U.S.
- 15: Government
- 15.01: Politics, Power, and Authority
- 15.02: Government and the State
- 15.03: Types of States
- 15.04: Democracy
- 15.05: The U.S. Political System
- 15.06: War and Terrorism
- 16: Economy
- 16.01: Economic Systems
- 16.02: The Transformation of Economic Systems
- 16.03: Work
- 17: Population and Urbanization
- 17.01: Population Dynamics
- 17.02: Population Growth
- 17.03: Urbanization and the Development of Cities
- 17.04: Urban Life
- 17.05: Urban Problems and Policy
- 18: Aging
- 18.01: The Aging Population
- 18.02: A Global Perspective on Aging
- 18.03: The Functionalist Perspective on Aging
- 18.04: The Conflict Perspective on Aging
- 18.05: The Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective on Aging
- 18.06: Challenges of Aging
- 19: Health and Illness
- 19.01: The Experience of Illness
- 19.02: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness
- 19.03: Social Epidemiology and Health
- 19.04: Health Care in the U.S.
- 19.05: Modern Issues in Health Care
- 20: Sexuality
- 20.01: Socialization and Human Sexuality
- 21: Social Change
- 21.01: Social Change and Collective Behavior
- 21.02: Sources of Social Change
- 21.03: Social Movements