Social Problems and Social Movements

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: James DeFronzo, Jungyun Gill ISBN: 9781442221550
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: March 20, 2019
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: James DeFronzo, Jungyun Gill
ISBN: 9781442221550
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: March 20, 2019
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Intended as the primary text for a social problems course, DeFronzo and Gill’s Social Problems and Social Movements stresses the need for collective action and social movements to solve social problems. Both instructors and students will find this a useful framework in which to view today’s most pressing social issues.

  • Chapter 1 introduces the topic of social problems.

  • Chapter 2 explains how social movements address social problems and describes sociological explanations for the development of social movements.

  • Chapter 3 describes the power frameworks that participants in social movements must deal with in order to achieve success.

  • Each following chapter presents overviews of social problems and provides examples of how working together can bring about positive change.

  • Social Movements and Special Topics boxes provide information on aspects of specific social problems as well as how people organize and work together to solve them.

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Intended as the primary text for a social problems course, DeFronzo and Gill’s Social Problems and Social Movements stresses the need for collective action and social movements to solve social problems. Both instructors and students will find this a useful framework in which to view today’s most pressing social issues.

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