1st Edition
Understanding Contemporary Social Problems Through Media
By Roberta Goldberg
Copyright 2014
231 Pages
by
Routledge
231 Pages
by
Routledge
231 Pages
by
Routledge
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Goldberg uses a multi-media approach to critically examine the most significant and volatile issues of our times: the environmental crisis, upheavals in the developing world, health, terrorism, and technology. The book is unique in its in-depth coverage of these pressing social concerns and its use of extensive media resources through a companion website. An introductory section reviews basic... Read more
Part 1 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS AS SOCIAL CRISES; Chapter 1 A Sociological Look at Social Crises; Chapter 2 What Makes Us Unequal?; Part 2 TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CRISES; Chapter 3 Crisis in Our Environment; Chapter 4 Crisis in a Fragile World; Chapter 5 The Crisis in Health and Health Care; Chapter 6 Terrorism and Its Aftermath; Chapter 7 Privacy and Identity in an Age of Crisis;
Biography
Roberta Goldberg
"This is a breakthrough book in its use of media to explore some of the most pressing social problems of our time. It also provides a clear, engaging introduction to fundamental sociological concepts. Both students and instructors will be pleased with it.”
—Dennis Gilbert, Hamilton College
