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Social Problems: A Case Study Approach

Social Problems: A Case Study Approach

Author(s): Susan Cruise , Edward Clayton Polson , Norman Dolch , Neller Ree Wells-Lewis , Gwendolyn Dordick

Edition: 6

Copyright: 2023

Pages: 378

Edition: 6

Copyright: 2023

Pages: 462

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Social Problems: A Case Study Approach helps students identify with the social problem at hand through a case study at the start of each chapter. The case study provides a common reference point for discussions and questions and helps students relate to the experiences presented.

Social Problems: A Case Study Approach:

  • features technology boxes which present thoughtful challenges related to the social problem under consideration.
  • provides a great deal of social science knowledge on the problems.
  • addresses the interventions for the problems based on the research.
  • provides students with clarity, precision, depth, breadth, accuracy and social relevance -- critical thinking standards -- in a very understandable and applied manner.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Norman A. Dolch, Helen Wise, Edward C. Polson and Ree Wells-Lewis

Chapter 2 Ideology 
Edward C. Polson and Myron Tyrell Strong

Chapter 3 Education 
Joseph A. Comeau and Jeanne H. Ballantine

Chapter 4 Environment
Antoinette D. Parham and Vankita Y. Brown

Chapter 5 Crime 
Natalie J. Johnson

Chapter 6 Terrorism
Jackie Eller, Larry G. Brown and Lisa Walker

Chapter 7 Families
Kenna Morgan Franklin

Chapter 8 Work
Jim Biles

Chapter 9 Aging 
Xiaoli Li, Myra Hafer, and Stan Ingman

Chapter 10 Health Care 
Helen Wise, Norman A. Dolch, and Kelly Orr Belk

Chapter 11 Gender Inequality 
Catherine White Berheide

Chapter 12 Sexuality 
Ree Wells-Lewis

Chapter 13 Poverty 
Ronald L. Wade and Gwendolyn Dordick

Chapter 14 Minoritized Groups
Anthony Gary Dworkin, Pamela A. Quiroz, and Karl Eschbach

Chapter 15 Intergroup Differences and Discrimination 
Anthony Gary Dworkin, Pamela A. Quiroz, and Karl Eschbach

Postscript
Index
About the Authors

Susan Cruise
Susan Cruise, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor of Sociology at University of South Carolina Lancaster, as well as an adjunct Sociology professor at Wingate University. Most of her research has been centered on topics related to social inequalities among college student populations, and she has contributed to textbooks in sociology, social problems and non-profit studies. Her favorite teaching experiences have been leading groups of students on short-term study abroad trips to London, Paris and Amsterdam (2017), to Ireland and Northern Ireland (2019) and to Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria (2022) where she taught the Sociology of Culture each time.
Edward Clayton Polson
Edward C. Polson, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University where he teaches courses in research, theory, and social policy. His research interests lie in the areas of religion, civic life, and the work of nonprofit and voluntary organizations.
Norman Dolch
Norman A. Dolch is a Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS). He currently teaches online courses as an adjunct for both LSUS and the University of North Texas. In addition, Dolch serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership. His research interests are healthcare, nonprofit organizations, and sociological theory. Dolch held the George Kourey Professorship and directed the Institute for Nonprofit Administration and Leadership prior to his retirement from LSUS in 2007 to move closer to his son’ family and the grandchildren.
Neller Ree Wells-Lewis
Ree Wells-Lewis, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. Her primary teaching areas include social problems, social stratification: class, race and gender, and medical sociology. As an inaugural member of the Missouri Southern – Kansas City University Research Consortium (MKRC), she remains an active participant in multiple collaborative projects, working with D.O. medical students and their science faculty; she enjoys a dynamic research agenda that focuses on health promotion and illness prevention with a variety of populations, including Social Workers and First Responders.
Gwendolyn Dordick

Gwendolyn Dordick, PhD is a Doctoral Lecturer at the City College of New York, (CUNY) where she offers courses in urban sociology and urban homelessness and social policy in the U.S. Her book, Something Left to Lose: Personal Relations and Survival among New York's Homeless, concerns the efforts made by four groups of homeless people in New York City to construct shelter in places where it was not meant to be and is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork. Her research also explores the economics of panhandling and the development of policies addressing panhandling. She is currently working with the City of Utica, NY to develop policies to alleviate homelessness. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University, and BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dolch et al continue to bring modern social problems to life through the latest edition of their textbook Social Problems: A Case Study Approach. Their presentation of complex sociological topics using autobiographical and biographical case studies effectively brings a human dimension to the page, helping students apply theoretical ideas and concepts to problem-solve issues experienced in the lives of real people. Critical thinking is encouraged throughout the text via accessible discussion boxes within the chapters, which educators will find excellent topics for classroom discussion. Each chapter is clearly summarized to facilitate further review of its important ideas. Students will find the material interesting, clearly presented, and infused with the wisdom of the seasoned practitioners who authored this text. 
- Laura S. Meiki, Ph.D., Instructor of Sociology,
  Louisiana State University Shreveport

 

Social Problems: A Case Study Approach, uses an engaging style to gain student interest into the major social problems facing America today. Each substantive area is covered by experts in that specific field. This provides the students of social problems with the most enlightened examination of the issues. The writing is accessible and geared to current students. This allows them to appreciate and understand the topics of concern such as health care where students are led to thoughtfully consider the social and medical factors that have influenced our health care system over time and to contemplate potential interventions for addressing problems in the future. Using an engaging approach by experts in the various fields and featuring new technologies and their role in social problems makes this text stand out among its competitors. 
- Dale E. Yeatts, Professor,
  University of North Texas

Social Problems: A Case Study Approach helps students identify with the social problem at hand through a case study at the start of each chapter. The case study provides a common reference point for discussions and questions and helps students relate to the experiences presented.

Social Problems: A Case Study Approach:

  • features technology boxes which present thoughtful challenges related to the social problem under consideration.
  • provides a great deal of social science knowledge on the problems.
  • addresses the interventions for the problems based on the research.
  • provides students with clarity, precision, depth, breadth, accuracy and social relevance -- critical thinking standards -- in a very understandable and applied manner.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Norman A. Dolch, Helen Wise, Edward C. Polson and Ree Wells-Lewis

Chapter 2 Ideology 
Edward C. Polson and Myron Tyrell Strong

Chapter 3 Education 
Joseph A. Comeau and Jeanne H. Ballantine

Chapter 4 Environment
Antoinette D. Parham and Vankita Y. Brown

Chapter 5 Crime 
Natalie J. Johnson

Chapter 6 Terrorism
Jackie Eller, Larry G. Brown and Lisa Walker

Chapter 7 Families
Kenna Morgan Franklin

Chapter 8 Work
Jim Biles

Chapter 9 Aging 
Xiaoli Li, Myra Hafer, and Stan Ingman

Chapter 10 Health Care 
Helen Wise, Norman A. Dolch, and Kelly Orr Belk

Chapter 11 Gender Inequality 
Catherine White Berheide

Chapter 12 Sexuality 
Ree Wells-Lewis

Chapter 13 Poverty 
Ronald L. Wade and Gwendolyn Dordick

Chapter 14 Minoritized Groups
Anthony Gary Dworkin, Pamela A. Quiroz, and Karl Eschbach

Chapter 15 Intergroup Differences and Discrimination 
Anthony Gary Dworkin, Pamela A. Quiroz, and Karl Eschbach

Postscript
Index
About the Authors

Susan Cruise
Susan Cruise
Susan Cruise, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor of Sociology at University of South Carolina Lancaster, as well as an adjunct Sociology professor at Wingate University. Most of her research has been centered on topics related to social inequalities among college student populations, and she has contributed to textbooks in sociology, social problems and non-profit studies. Her favorite teaching experiences have been leading groups of students on short-term study abroad trips to London, Paris and Amsterdam (2017), to Ireland and Northern Ireland (2019) and to Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria (2022) where she taught the Sociology of Culture each time.
Edward Clayton Polson
Edward Clayton Polson
Edward C. Polson, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University where he teaches courses in research, theory, and social policy. His research interests lie in the areas of religion, civic life, and the work of nonprofit and voluntary organizations.
Norman Dolch
Norman Dolch
Norman A. Dolch is a Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS). He currently teaches online courses as an adjunct for both LSUS and the University of North Texas. In addition, Dolch serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership. His research interests are healthcare, nonprofit organizations, and sociological theory. Dolch held the George Kourey Professorship and directed the Institute for Nonprofit Administration and Leadership prior to his retirement from LSUS in 2007 to move closer to his son’ family and the grandchildren.
Neller Ree Wells-Lewis
Neller Ree Wells-Lewis
Ree Wells-Lewis, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. Her primary teaching areas include social problems, social stratification: class, race and gender, and medical sociology. As an inaugural member of the Missouri Southern – Kansas City University Research Consortium (MKRC), she remains an active participant in multiple collaborative projects, working with D.O. medical students and their science faculty; she enjoys a dynamic research agenda that focuses on health promotion and illness prevention with a variety of populations, including Social Workers and First Responders.
Gwendolyn Dordick
Gwendolyn Dordick

Gwendolyn Dordick, PhD is a Doctoral Lecturer at the City College of New York, (CUNY) where she offers courses in urban sociology and urban homelessness and social policy in the U.S. Her book, Something Left to Lose: Personal Relations and Survival among New York's Homeless, concerns the efforts made by four groups of homeless people in New York City to construct shelter in places where it was not meant to be and is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork. Her research also explores the economics of panhandling and the development of policies addressing panhandling. She is currently working with the City of Utica, NY to develop policies to alleviate homelessness. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University, and BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dolch et al continue to bring modern social problems to life through the latest edition of their textbook Social Problems: A Case Study Approach. Their presentation of complex sociological topics using autobiographical and biographical case studies effectively brings a human dimension to the page, helping students apply theoretical ideas and concepts to problem-solve issues experienced in the lives of real people. Critical thinking is encouraged throughout the text via accessible discussion boxes within the chapters, which educators will find excellent topics for classroom discussion. Each chapter is clearly summarized to facilitate further review of its important ideas. Students will find the material interesting, clearly presented, and infused with the wisdom of the seasoned practitioners who authored this text. 
- Laura S. Meiki, Ph.D., Instructor of Sociology,
  Louisiana State University Shreveport

 

Social Problems: A Case Study Approach, uses an engaging style to gain student interest into the major social problems facing America today. Each substantive area is covered by experts in that specific field. This provides the students of social problems with the most enlightened examination of the issues. The writing is accessible and geared to current students. This allows them to appreciate and understand the topics of concern such as health care where students are led to thoughtfully consider the social and medical factors that have influenced our health care system over time and to contemplate potential interventions for addressing problems in the future. Using an engaging approach by experts in the various fields and featuring new technologies and their role in social problems makes this text stand out among its competitors. 
- Dale E. Yeatts, Professor,
  University of North Texas