Kendall, Diana

Social problems in a diverse society. / Diana Kendall - Boston: Pearson, 2004. - xxv, 465 p.: 24cm.

Includes index.

Contents: Taking a new look at social problems -- Wealth and poverty:U.S. and global economic inequalities -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Gender inequality -- Inequality based on age -- Inequality based on sexual orientation -- Prostitution,pornography,and the sex industry -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Crime and criminal justice -- Health care: problems of physical and mental illness -- The Changing family -- Problems in politics and the global economy --Problems in the media -- Populaion and the environmental crisis -- Urban problems -- Global social problems: war and terrorism -- Can social problems be solved? -- Glossary.

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