Social Problems- Vantage Learning Platform

Community, Policy, and Social Action

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• Additional material has been incorporated on the subjects of racial capitalism, racial inequality, gender binary and transgender identity, the living wage movement, the impact of social media, and policing reform.
• Updates on significant social policy decisions and debates have been added on topics such as  immigration, LGBTQ rights, the Affordable Care Act, police reform, and the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The text incorporates updated data sources, new research findings, and closer empirical examination of social problems, such as elderly income sources, minimum-wage employment, health care utilization, and Internet access.
• Each chapter includes a Sociology at Work feature, reviewing the invaluable workplace skills sociology majors develop and presenting stories of sociology graduates who continue to rely on their sociological imaginations in their field of work.
• Four theoretical perspectives (functionalist, conflict, feminist, and interactionist) are presented in each chapter, identifying how each perspective defines the causes and consequences of specific problems.
• The focus of this text is unlike most other social problems texts, featuring a strong emphasis on social policy and action.
• This text is available as a digital option through SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools—including video—all designed to enable students to better prepare for class. Learn more.