Social problems : community, policy, and social action /

Empower your students to become part of the solution. The new seventh edition of Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement...

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Main Author: Leon-Guerrero, Anna (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2023].
Edition:Seventh edition.
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Summary:Empower your students to become part of the solution. The new seventh edition of Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement to achieve real solutions. With a clear and upbeat tone, this thought-provoking text challenges readers to see the social and structural forces that determine our social problems, to consider various policies and programs that attempt to address these problems and to recognize and learn how they can be part of the solution to social problems in their own community.
Physical Description:xx, 490 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-468) and index.
ISBN:9781071813584
1071813587