Understanding Social Problems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780357507421)

Learn to think through today's complex social issues from a variety of perspectives with UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 11E by award-winning authors Mooney, Van Willigen and Clever. This reader-friendly approach highlights the latest data, policies, theories and relevant examples as you examine the most important social issues facing the world in 2021. You review the long-term impacts of COVID-19, repercussions of the 2020 election and emerging social movements. Quotes from prominent celebrities and captivating features emphasize how today's social problems affect your own life as well as those around you. This edition progresses from studying micro problems related to health care, drugs and alcohol, families and crime to examining larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, science and technology and world conflict. MindTap digital resources help you further develop the tools to understand institutional change and become socially engaged.

Author: Linda A. Mooney, Molly Clever, Marieke Van Willigen
ISBN-10: 0357507428
ISBN-13: 9780357507421
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2021
Pages: 752
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.65lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 1.00d