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Social Problems, 14th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2018

  • D Stanley Eitzen Colorado State University
  • Kelly Eitzen Smith University of Arizona
  • Maxine Baca Zinn Michigan State University
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Social Problems examines social structure and the underlying features of the social world in order to help you understand the problems of society. Employing a consistently sociological approach, authors D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn and Kelly Eitzen Smith explain how social problems are interrelated, and highlight society's role in their creation and perpetuation.

In order to help you achieve a balanced understanding of contemporary social problems, the 14th Edition has been updated with coverage of major events of the last several years. Examples of topics receiving new and updated coverage include transgender and intersex issues, marijuana legalization, and the growing gap between the rich and poor, among other issues.

PART I: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS

  1. The Sociological Approach to Social Problems
  2. Wealth and Power. The Bias of the System

PART II: PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE, LOCATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

  1. World Population and Global Inequality
  2. Demographic Changes in the United States. The Browning and Graying of Society
  3. Problems of Place. Urban, Suburban, and Rural
  4. Threats to the Environment

PART III: PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY

  1. Poverty
  2. Racial and Ethnic Inequality
  3. Gender Inequality
  4. Disability and Ableism

PART IV: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND INDIVIDUAL DEVIANCE

  1. Crime and Justice
  2. Drugs

PART V: INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS

  1. The Economy and Work
  2. Families
  3. Education
  4. The Health Care System
  5. National Security in the Twenty-First Century

PART VI: SOLUTIONS

  1. Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

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