Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science: The Society Papers - Brossura

Wright, James

 
9781412865012: Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science: The Society Papers
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ISBN 10: 1412865018 ISBN 13: 9781412865012
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2016

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Sociology has tackled some of the most formidable problems that confront contemporary society: inequality, homelessness, violence, gender, and many more. Sociologists assert that hypotheses can be formulated and tested against empirical evidence, that faulty viewpoints can be uncovered and discarded, and that plausible theory can be distinguished from mere ideology. This collection was written over a span of forty-four years and is presented in the belief that sociology is a science.

In Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science, James D. Wright presents his research on some of the social issues that have most vexed America: homelessness, addiction, divorce, minimum wage, and gun control, among others. Starting with essays first published in the flagship journal Society, Wright offers readers a foundational look at specific social problems and the methods sociologists have used to study them. He then provides an up-to-date re-examination of each issue, analysing the changes that have occurred over time and how sociologists have responded to it.

This book is both a retrospective on the field and on one scholar's life and work. Using his own experience in researching and writing about America's most trenchant social issues, Wright describes the evolution of the methods and theory used by social scientists to understand and, ultimately, to confront America's most troublesome social problems.

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James Wright

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2016
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1412865018
ISBN 13 
9781412865012
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
318
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com

Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
80331
Germania

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Casa editrice: Routledge, 2016
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