Social Problems

Social Problems, 3e......Page 1
Half Title
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Recent Sociology Titles from W. W. Norton......Page 3
Title Page
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Copyright......Page 5
Contents 
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Figures
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Boxes
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A Note to the Reader
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Acknowledgments
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1. The Social Problems Process
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2. Claims
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Case Study • Threats to the American Dream as a Cultural Resource
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3. Activists as Claimsmakers
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Case Study • Mobilizing over Income Inequality
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4. Experts as Claimsmakers
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Case Study • Forecasting the Future
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5. The Media and Claims
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Case Study • Democratizing the Means of Media Production and Reproduction
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6. Public Reaction
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Case Study • Public Reactions to Epidemics
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7. Policymaking
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Case Study • Legalizing Marijuana and Same-Sex Marriage
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8. Social Problems Work
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Case Study • Responding to Police Violence
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9. Policy Outcomes
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Case Study • Modifying Student Loans
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10. Claims across Space and Time
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Case Study • Is Social Problems Theory Ethnocentric?
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11. The Uses of the Constructionist Stance
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Glossary
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References
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Index
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