Social Problems: An Introduction to Critical Constructionism

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Social Problems: An Introduction to Critical Constructionism synthesizes conflict theory and social constructionism to help students think critically about social problems. A concise student-friendly alternative to all-encompassing standard textbooks this book examines a single theoretical paradigm in depth demonstrating how theory can be used to understand a range of critical social issues. New to the Fourth Edition: A new chapter on inequality of life chances in the U.S. with updated material on race a new discussion of gender inequality fresh material on health care and a new section on education and inequality Chapter 4 on family includes a new section on same-sex marriage Chapter 5 on crime and deviance provides a new section introducing the sociological concept of social control as it relates to the medicalization of deviance New discussions of the "Great Recession " the Occupy Wall Street movement and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission