Conflicting interests: readings in social problems and inequality
The sociological imagination : the promise -- Constructing social problems -- An introduction to the sociology of social problems -- The problem of journalism -- The governing class -- The new economic insecurity -- The Copenhagen consensus -- Global inequality and the challenges of reducing extreme...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
c 2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 4323 |
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| Summary: | The sociological imagination : the promise -- Constructing social problems -- An introduction to the sociology of social problems -- The problem of journalism -- The governing class -- The new economic insecurity -- The Copenhagen consensus -- Global inequality and the challenges of reducing extreme poverty -- Women and wealth : a primer -- The payoff from women's rights -- Doubly divided : the racial wealth gap -- School finance : inequality persists -- Double standards in health care -- The way we wish we were : defining the family crisis -- Striking a balance -- More than welcome : families come first in Sweden -- Life without children -- The implicit ideology of criminal justice -- Schools and prisons : how far have we come since Brown v. Board of Education? -- The growth of incarceration in the Netherlands -- First, reduce harm -- Rx drugs -- Reversal of fortune -- The establishment vs. the environment -- The wealth of the poor : managing ecosystems to fight poverty |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 303 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780195375077 |