The Sociology of Social Problems: Theoretical Perspectives and Methods of Intervention (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521599320)

This book examines the sociology of social problems from new and challenging perspectives. It analyzes how social problems emerge and are defined as such, who takes responsibility for them, who is threatened by them, and how they are managed, solved or ignored. The authors examine and critique existing theories of social problems before developing their own theoretical framework. They explain how certain social problems threaten legitimate power structures, so that they are transformed into personal problems that are left to the "helping professions."

Author: Adam Jamrozik, Adam Jamozik
ISBN-10: 0521599326
ISBN-13: 9780521599320
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/13/1998
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d