Key Features
· Provides as comprehensive an approach as possible to this multifaceted field by using experts and scholars from 19 disciplines: anthropology, biology, business, chemistry, communications, criminal justice, demography, economics, education, environmental studies, geography, health, history, languages, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and women’s studies
· Presents a truly international effort with contributors from 17 countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Turkey, and the United States
· Addresses social problems that are fairly new, such as computer crimes and identity theft, and others that are centuries old, such as poverty and prostitution
· Examines social problems differently from place to place and from one era to another
· Explains the perspectives and foundations of various social theories and offers different lenses to view the same reality
Key Themes
· Aging and the Life Course
· Community, Culture, and Change
· Crime and Deviance
· Economics and Work
· Education
· Family
· Gender Inequality and Sexual Orientation
· Health
· Housing and Urbanization
· Politics, Power, and War
· Population and Environment
· Poverty and Social Class
· Race and Ethnic Relations
· Social Movements
· Social Theory
· Substance Abuse
