Introduction to social problems
Record details
- ISBN: 0205841767 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780205841769 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xxvii, 474 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
print - Edition: 9th ed.
- Publisher: Boston : Pearson Allyn & Bacon, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-451) and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Ch.1. Approaches to the Study of Social Problems -- Ch.2. Growth of Corporate and Government Power -- Ch.3. Family-Related Problems -- Ch.4. Health and Illness -- Ch.5. Education, Science, and Technology -- Ch.6. |
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Subject: | Social problems United States United States Social conditions United States Social policy |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HN 28 .S85 2012 | 30775305453855 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
Introduction to Social Problems
Thomas J. Sullivan is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Social Work at Northern Michigan University, specializing in social psychology, research methods, applied sociology, and medical sociology. He earned his undergraduate degree in sociology from San Francisco State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of Sociology: Concepts and Applications in a Diverse World , 8th ed. (Allyn and Bacon, 2009), Methods of Social Research (Wadsworth, 2001), and Applied Sociology: Research and Critical Thinking (Allyn & Bacon, 1992); he is the co-author of Applied Social Research: Tool for the Human Services , 8th ed. (Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2011). He has published articles in Social Science and Medicine and Humboldt Journal of Social Relations . His applied research has focused on evaluation research of social service delivery in elementary schools and of teen pregnancy prevention and intervention services. He has served in various elected and appointed positions for the American Sociological Association, the Society for Applied Sociology, and the Midwest Sociological Society.