Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action - Softcover

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<p><em><span style="color: #333333; background: white;">Empower your students to become part of the solution.</span></em></p><p><span>The new <strong>Sixth Edition</strong> of Anna Leon-Guerrero&rsquo;s <strong>Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action</strong> goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement to achieve real solutions. With a clear and upbeat tone, this thought-provoking text challenges readers to see the social and structural forces that determine our social problems; to consider various policies and programs that attempt to address these problems; and to recognize and learn how they can be part of the solution to social problems in their own community.</span></p><p><strong><span>New to This Edition</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span>Many of the social policy discussions (including immigration, LGBTQ rights, the Affordable Care Act, and Internet neutrality) have been updated to reflect the most recent government actions and debates.</span></li> <li><span>More recent data, and new data sources, have been incorporated throughout, both in the main narrative and in the "Exploring Social Problems" features.</span></li> <li><span>New &ldquo;Voices in the Community&rdquo; subjects on gender, work and the economy, and war and terrorism appear in several chapters.</span></li> <li><span>New &ldquo;In Focus&rdquo; topics include Black Lives Matters, assault weapons, and college drug problems.</span></li> <li><span>The chapter on gender has been substantially updated with new or expanded coverage of binary/cisgender/transgender identification, gender nonconformity discrimination, sexual misconduct on college campuses, and the rights of trans and intersex individuals.</span></li> <li><span>Other new or expanded coverage elsewhere includes economic anxiety, robotization in the workplace, white nationalists, feminist theories about race, &ldquo;fake&rdquo; news, net neutrality, community policing, gentrification and segregation in U.S. cities, and the immigration and environmental policies of the Trump administration.</span></li></ul><br>

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