Society on the Edge: Social Science and Public Policy in the Postwar United States

ISBN-13: 9781108732192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 280 str.

Philippe Fontaine; Jefferson D. Pooley

Opis

Leading historians trace the changing fortunes of the social science of social problems since World War II.

Recenzje

'Society on the Edge will be of considerable value to a wide range of scholars. These include social scientists whose own research, teaching, and other professional activities can benefit from a deeper understanding of the longer history and recent past of social problem analysis.' Mark Solovey, HOPE

Spis treści

1. Introduction. Whose Social Problems? Philippe Fontaine and Jefferson D. Pooley; 2. Family Savina Balasubramanian and Charles Camic; 3. Education Andrew Jewett; 4. Poverty Alice O'Connor; 5. Discrimination Leah Gordon; 6. The Black Ghetto George Galster; 7. Crime Jean-Baptiste Fleury; 8. Addiction Nancy D. Campbell; 9. Mental Illness Andrew Scull; 10. War Joy Rohde; Index.