James Wright

Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science (eBook, ePUB)

The Society Papers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sociology has tackled some of the most formidable problems that confront contemporary society: inequality, homelessness, violence, gender, and many more. Sociologists assert that hypotheses can be formulated and tested against empirical evidence, that faulty viewpoints can be uncovered and discarded, and that plausible theory can be distinguished from mere ideology. This collection was written over a span of forty-four years and is presented in the belief that sociology is a science.

In Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science, James D. Wright presents his research on some of the social issues that have most vexed America: homelessness, addiction, divorce, minimum wage, and gun control, among others. Starting with essays first published in the flagship journal Society, Wright offers readers a foundational look at specific social problems and the methods sociologists have used to study them. He then provides an up-to-date re-examination of each issue, analysing the changes that have occurred over time and how sociologists have responded to it.

This book is both a retrospective on the field and on one scholar's life and work. Using his own experience in researching and writing about America's most trenchant social issues, Wright describes the evolution of the methods and theory used by social scientists to understand and, ultimately, to confront America's most troublesome social problems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351489751
• Artikelnr.: 49043215

Autorenporträt

James Wright

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Preface: Nor Commit a Social Science . . . Acknowledgements 1
Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam Introduction Life, Time, and the
Fortunes of War In Retrospect 2 America's Homeless Introduction The Worthy
and Unworthy Homeless In Retrospect Address Unknown: Homelessness
inContemporary America In Retrospect Science, Passion and Polemics In
Retrospect 3 The Minimum Wage Introduction Minimum Wage, Maximum Hokum In
Retrospect 4 Popular Science and Social Science Introduction Popular
Science, Social Science, Metaphor, and Deception In Retrospect 5 Guns in
America Introduction Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America Kids,
Guns and Killing Fields In Retrospect 6 Handsome Guys Don't Commit Crimes
Introduction Never Pick a Fight with an Ugly Person, They've Got Nothing to
Lose In Retrospect 7 America's Divorce Problem Introduction America's
Divorce Problem In Retrospect Marriage Matters: A Report to Our Respondents
8 Small Towns in Mass Society Introduction Small Towns, Mass Society, and
the 21st Century In Retrospect 9 Sober Up, Take a Shower, Get a Job
Introduction Sobering Up on the Streets How Can We Stay Sober In Retrospect
10 Food, Glorious Food Introduction Food Deserts: What is the Problem, What
is the Solution? In Retrospect 11 Social Science in Review Introduction
Daniel Yankelovich, New Rules: Searching for Self Fulfillment in a World
Turned Upside Down In Retrospect Seymour M. Lipset and William Schneider,
The Confidence Gap In Retrospect Wayne LaPierre, Guns, Crime, and Freedom
In Retrospect John Shelton Reed, Dixie Bohemia: A French Quarter Circle in
the 1920s In Retrospect Index