Handbook of Social Problems: A Comparative International Perspective - Hardcover

Ritzer, George

 
9780761926108: Handbook of Social Problems: A Comparative International Perspective
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0761926100 ISBN 13: 9780761926108
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

The Handbook of Social Problems: A Comparative International Perspective

provides a unique, broadly comparative perspective on the current state of social problems and deviance in a variety of societies around the world. Editor George Ritzer, along with leading U.S. and global sociologists, examines the relationship between social problems and a society's level of development and affluence.

The essays in this volume focus on interrelated issues involved in the relationship between social problems and the level of development and affluence. The Handbook explores the theory of the weakness of the strong—in other words, strong or wealthy nations may have greater vulnerability to some social problems than less developed or affluent societies. This theory is clearly illustrated in this volume by the aftermath of September 11, 2001depicting the vulnerability of the U.S. to social problems in far-removed corners of the world. In addition, the international and comparative essays in this volume cover other important issues such as the impact of modern technologies on social problems, ecological problems, global inequality, health as a social problem, and much more.

The Handbook of Social Problems is a vital resource for sociologists and graduate students, as well as an excellent addition to any academic library.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George Ritzer is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He received the 2000 Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association and has chaired its sections on Theoretical Sociology and Organizations and Occupations. Among his most recent books are The McDonaldization of Society, New Century Edition, Enchanting a Disenchanted World , and, with Barry Smart, The Handbook of Social Theory.

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Verlag
Sage Publications, Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0761926100
ISBN 13 
9780761926108
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
704
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