{"product_id":"the-study-of-social-problems-earl-rubington-9780199731879","title":"The Study of Social Problems: Seven Perspectives","description":"Now in its seventh edition, \u003cem\u003eThe Study of Social Problems\u003c\/em\u003e uses seven sociological perspectives--social pathology, social disorganization, value conflict, deviant behavior, labeling, the critical perspective, and social constructionism--to examine social problems. Focusing on theory, this critically acclaimed anthology distinguishes itself from other texts, which are organized topically. Each section opens with an overview of the perspective's major contributors, its history, and its main characteristics and closes with a critique of the perspective and questions for discussion. Thirty-six readings drawn from a wide range of primary sources illustrate and expand upon the key elements of each approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe seventh edition features updated textual material, readings, and annotated references. Ten new contemporary selections cover the pathology of everyday life; sexual education and value conflict; self-injury and differential association; the stigma of charity; attacks on labeling theory; capitalism and the problems of class, race, and gender; state-corporate crime; changing constructions of rape; immigration; and terrorism as a social problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong a standard in its field, \u003cem\u003eThe Study of Social Problems\u003c\/em\u003e, Seventh Edition, is an affordable, comprehensive, and indispensable volume for social problems courses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Earl Rubington, Martin Weinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019973187X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199731879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Earl Rubington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981500580095,"sku":"9780199731879","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9dc03f3-081f-47ee-8466-8097121aa7a2.jpg?v=1683255947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-study-of-social-problems-earl-rubington-9780199731879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}