Angles of Vision is a compact text that provides students with
basic information about social problems and teaches them a strategy
for understanding these issues. Students learn how to distinguish
between individual and structural analyses and the importance of
placing issues in a historical and international context to gain a
clearer understanding. In so doing, students come to appreciate
that sociology is a hypothesis-testing discipline. The author uses
metaphors, vignettes, and humor to convey the fundamental concepts,
key findings, and methods by which sociologists understand social
problems.Each chapter is organized to facilitate students
understanding. First the issue is presented. The reasons why it is
considered a social problem are explained along with a brief
history. Second, historical and international data on the issue are
sketched, ordinarily in simple tables or figures. The historical
data go back as far as plausible, usually a century or more. The
international data usually compare the U.S. with Western European
nations, such as the U.K., France, and others. Third, the
consequences of the issue are discussed. Fourth, the way
individuals affect and are affected by the problem is outlined.
Fifth, the relationship between social structure and the problem is
explained. Finally, the implications of the problem are reviewed.
Jargon-free writing style and use of humor and anecdotes clearly
illustrate concepts and hold student's interest. Historical and
international data provide students with a broader and more
empirical basis with which to examine social problems. Looks at
social problems from different ?angles of vision? such as
individual or structural. Emphasizes the importance of hypothesis
testing. Angles of Vision is a compact text that provides students
with a strategy for understanding social problems. Ten readable
chapters cover: abortion, gender inequality, racial and ethnic
inequality, poverty, drugs, homicide, aging, health. Chapters begin
with a brief outline of what is to follow, and end with a short
list of further reading. Each chapter succinctly addresses the
dimensions of the problem, its consequences, its effect on
individuals, its effect on the social structure, and its
implications. Key studies, comprehensive historical and comparative
data, fundamental concepts, and key methods are explained using
metaphors, vignettes, and humor that will draw your students in,
while giving them a firm grounding in social problems.
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