Myles J. Kelleher

Social Problems in a Free Society

Myths, Absurdities, and Realities

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Produktbeschreibung

Social Problems in a Free Society offers an original perspective on social problems such as violations of the principles of individual rights and the free market. This book is a vision for reinvigorating the discipline in a fashion undreamt of within the wearisome strains of today's radical social problems theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780761829249
• ISBN-10: 0761829245
• Artikelnr.: 21145069

Autorenporträt

By Myles J. Kelleher

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Problem of the Sociology of Social
Problems: Invitation to Sociological Heresy; Political Ideology in the
Sociology of Social Problems Chapter 3 An Individual Rights Perspective:
Social Problems as Rights Violations; Leviathan Chapter 4 Wealth and
Poverty: The Economic Problem; The Distribution of Wealth I: The Outcomes
of the Game; The Distribution of Wealth II: When the Game is Rigged;
Poverty in America Chapter 5 Violations of Personal and Property Rights:
The Persistent Problem of Crime; Family Violence Chapter 6 Property Rights
in the Earth: Population Growth; Are We Running Out of Resources?;
Environmental Concerns Chapter 7 The Prohibition Quagmire: The American Gun
Culture; The War on Drugs; The Nanny State Chapter 8 Equality of
Opportunity: Race and Racism; The Gender Question: Women, Men, and Equality
Chapter 9 When Individual Rights Clash: The Abortion Dilemma Chapter 10
Notes Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Author