Contemporary Readings in Social Problems

Anna Leon-Guerrero is Professor of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington. She received her PhD in sociology from the University of California–Los Angeles. She was the recipient of the university’s Faculty Excellence Award and the K. T. Tang Award for Excellence. She is the author of and Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, 7th Edition, and co-author (with Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and Georgiann Davis) of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, 10th Edition (both with Sage).

Perfect selection of readings in social problems. It well supplements textbook of the same same author Anna Leon-Guerrero. I recommend to my students in BA and MA degrees.

• PrefaceSECTION I: THE SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS1. The Promise - C. Wright Mills2. The Art of Savage Discovery: How to Blame the Victim - William Ryan3. Where Do We Go From Here? - Martin Luther King, Jr.SECTION II: THE FRAGMENTATION OF SOCIAL LIFE4. The Fragmentation of Social Life: Some Critical Societal Concerns for the New Millennium - D. Stanley Eitzen5. Capitalism, Class, and the Matrix of Domination - Allan G. Johnson6. Consumer Culture: An Interview With Juliet Schor - Douglas B. HoltSECTION III: THE GLOBAL FRAGMENTATION OF SOCIAL LIFE7. Neoliberalism as Creative Destruction - David Harvey8. Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy - Michael D. Yates9. The Making of International Migrants - Saskia SassenSECTION IV: MEDIA10. The New Media Giants: Changing Industry Structure - David Croteau and William Hoynes11. Reviving Lolita? A Media Literacy Examination of Sexual Portrayals of Girls in Fashion Advertising - Debra Merskin12. Tripping Up Big Media - Gail BeckermanV. WORK13. America Transformed: Globalization, Inequality and Power - Gary Hytrek and Kristine Zentgraf14. 21st Century Slaves - Andrew Cockburn15. "Aqui estamos y no nos vamos!" Global Capital and Immigrant Rights - William RobinsonVI. EDUCATION16. Constructively Challenging Diverse Inner-City Youth′s Beliefs About Educational and Career Barriers and Supports - Margo A. Jackson, et. al.17. The Paradox of Poverty Narratives: Educators Struggling With Children Left Behind - Cynthia I. Gerstl-Pepin18. Ideological Success, Educational Failure?: On the Politics of No Child Left Behind - Michael W. AppleVII. HEALTH CARE19. Pills, Power, People: Sociological Understanding of the Pharmaceutical Industry - Joan Busfield20. Tango Immigrants in New York City: The Value of Social Reciprocities - Anahi ViladrichVIII. POVERTY AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY21. Welfare Reform in the United States: Gender, Race and Class Matter - Mimi Abramovitz22. An Understanding of Poverty From Those Who Are Poor - Stephanie Baker Collins23. Child Labor in Bangladesh: Are Children the Last Economic Resource of the Household? - Claire SalmonIX. CRIMINAL JUSTICE24. Crime - Michael Tonry25. Prison Health and the Health of the Public: Ties That Bind - Natasha H. Williams26. The Global Impact of Gangs - John M. HagedornX. ENVIRONMENT27. Nature′s Trust: A Legal, Political, and Moral Frame for Global Warming - Mary Christina Wood28. Katrina and Power in America - Peter Dreier29. Integrating Environmental Justice and the Precautionary Principle in Research and Policy Making: The Case of Ambient Air Toxics Exposures and Health Risks Among Schoolchildren in Los Angeles - Rachel Morello-Frosch, Manuel Pastor Jr., and James SaddXI. WAR AND VIOLENCE30. Poverty, Inequality and Youth Violence - Ronald C. Kramer31. Learning War/Learning Race: Fourth-Grade Students in the Aftermath of September 11th in New York City - Maria Kromidas32. Combat Casualties and Race: What Can We Learn From the 2003-2004 Iraq Conflict - Brian Gifford