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Social Problems by Joel Best (2016, Trade Paperback)

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A complete set of tools for analyzing any social problem. Updated with nine new end-of-chapter case studies and more than 50 new boxed examples, the Third Edition of Joel Bests Social Problems elucidates the complex, competitive process through which social problems emerge, paying particular attention to how resources and rhetoric affect each stage of the process. Drawing on social constructionist theory, Best shows how activists, experts, and their opponents engage in claimsmaking, and how the media then report on these claims, prompting public reaction and driving policy. In order to help students connect theory to everyday life, Joel Best fills the book with colorful examples and real-world case studies.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393283410

ISBN-139780393283419

eBay Product ID (ePID)236996198

Product Key Features

Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSocial Problems

SubjectSociology / General

Publication Year2016

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoel Best

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2016-016095

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal301.01

Table Of Content1. The Social Problems Process2. Claims3. Activists as Claimsmakers4. Experts as Claimsmakers5. The Media and Claims6. Public Reaction7. Policymaking8. Social Problems Work9. Policy Outcomes10. Claims across Space and Time11. The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

SynopsisUpdated with nine new end-of-chapter case studies and more than 50 new boxed examples, the Third Edition of Joel Best's Social Problems elucidates the complex, competitive process through which social problems emerge, paying particular attention to how resources and rhetoric affect each stage of the process. Drawing on social constructionist theory, Best shows how activists, experts, and their opponents engage in claimsmaking, and how the media then report on these claims, prompting public reaction and driving policy. In order to help students connect theory to everyday life, Joel Best fills the book with colorful examples and real-world case studies.

LC Classification NumberHN28.B45 2017