1. Introduction
Stuart Isaacs
2. Understanding and Defining Social Problems
Stuart Isaacs
3. Black Lives Matter, Decolonisation, and the Legacy of African Enslavement
William Lez Henry
4. Health, Public Health, and Health Inequalities
Jane Thomas, Salim Vohra and Sean Tunney
5. Ageing
Norman Ginsburg
6. Issues of Gender, ‘Race’ and Social Class in Education
Jessie A. Bustillos Morales and Sandra Abegglen
7. Childhood and Education
David Blundell
8. Precarious Work, the New ‘Gig Economy’ and Unemployment
Brian McDonough
9. Poverty
Stuart Isaacs
10. Researching Social Problems
Anne Foley
Biography
Stuart Isaacs is a senior lecturer in the social sciences at the University of West London. He is the contributing editor of European Social Problems (2017) and Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction (2015). He is also co-author of Contemporary Political Theorists in Context (2009) and Political Theorists in Context (2004), as well as the sole author of The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott (2006), all published by Routledge. His research interests are in political and social theory.
