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- Chapter 1: What Is a Social Problem?
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Defining a Social Problem
- Beyond Individual Experience
- A Conflict in Values
- Inequality
- A Social Construction with Real Consequences
- Unpacking Oppression, Advocating for Social Justice: The Social Construction of Rape
- Interdependent Solutions of Individual Agency and Collective Action
- Licenses and Attributions for Defining a Social Problem
- Constructing a Social Problem
- Social Problems and Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 2: Who Are We?: Social Problems in a Diverse World
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Social Identity and Social Location
- Creating Community by Honoring Diversity
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 3: What Is Sociology? Theory in Social Science
- Chapter 4: How Do We Find Out?: Research Methods for Social Problems
- Chapter 5: Who Learns? Pods, Masks, and “You’re on Mute”
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Education as a Social Problem
- Models of Education: Applying the Social Problems Process
- Education, Poverty, and Wealth
- Education for Transformation is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 6: Who Has a Home? Houselessness and Housing Insecurity
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Housing Insecurity and Houselessness as a Social Problem
- Houselessness, Housing Insecurity, and Social Location
- Personal Problems — “Sin” or “Sickness”
- Structural Issues of Houselessness
- Housing Stability is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 7: Who Belongs?: The Social Problem of Family
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- The Social Problem of Belonging: Who is Family?
- A social problem goes beyond the experience of an individual
- A social problem results from a conflict in values
- A social problem arises when groups of people experience inequality
- A social problem is socially constructed but real in its consequences
- A social problem must be addressed interdependently, using both individual agency and collective action
- Licenses and Attributions for The Social Problem of Belonging: Who is Family
- Inequality in Belonging
- Explaining the Social Problem of Belonging
- Belonging is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 8: Who Gets Environmental Justice? The Social Problem of Climate Change
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Climate Change as a Social Problem
- Environmental Inequality and Culture
- Making Sense of the Climate Crisis
- Environmental Justice Is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 9: Whose Lives Matter? Social Movements and Social Justice
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Applying the Social Problems Process to #BlackLivesMatter
- Claimsmaking and Media Coverage
- Claim: Lynching and Racist Policing
- Claim: Under-resourced Communities
- Public Reaction
- Policy Making, Social Problems Work, and Policy Outcomes
- Unpacking Oppression: Anti-Racist Social Justice
- Licenses and Attributions for Applying the Social Problems Process to #BlackLivesMatter
- The Sociology of Social Movements
- Social Movements, Social Media, and Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 10: Who Gets Well? Health as a Social Problem
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Health as a Social Problem
- Epidemiology in the U.S.: Health Disparities by Social Location
- Unpacking Oppression, Healing Justice: Social Determinants of Health and ACES
- Health Inequalities by Race and Ethnicity
- Health Inequalities by Socioeconomic Status
- Health Inequalities by Biological Sex
- Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Licenses and Attributions for Epidemiology in the U.S.: Health Disparities by Social Location
- Sociological Theories of Health
- Health Equity is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 11: Who Gets High? Social Problems Associated with Drug Use
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- The Social Problem of Drug Use and Misuse
- Harmful Drug Use: Exploring Unequal Outcomes
- Five Models of Addiction
- Recovery is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 12: Who Feels OK?: The Social Problem of Mental Health
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- The Basics: Mental Health and Mental Illness as a Social Problem
- Social Location and Mental Health
- Mental Health: Models and Treatments
- Mental Health Is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 13: Who Dies Well?: Death and Dying as a Social Problem
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Death and Dying as a Social Problem
- Inequality in End of Life and Death
- Unpacking Oppression, Living Justice
- Cultural Differences in Death and Dying
- Unpacking Oppression, Believing Justice
- Cultural Differences – Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
- Cultural Differences – Indigenous
- Cultural Differences – Hindu
- Cultural Differences – RIP T-Shirts and Social Justice
- Inequality at End of Life – Rural Challenges
- End of Life Care Options in the Country
- Licenses and Attributions for The End of Life
- Studying Death and Dying
- Dying Well is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
- Chapter 14: Who Recovers? A Case Study In Weaving Community
- Learning Objectives and Chapter Overview
- Who Lives in Otis? Setting the Stage of Social Problems
- The Interconnected Social Problems of Wildfire Recovery
- The Sociology of Disaster Recovery
- Community Recovery is Social Justice
- Addressing Community Building: Echo Mountain Fire Relief
- Addressing Basic Needs: Salmon River Grange, Landscaping with Love, and the Cascade Relief Team
- Addressing Housing: County and State Action
- Addressing Racism: Latino Outreach and Conexión Fénix
- Litigating Justice: Holding Power Companies Accountable
- Licenses and Attributions for Community Recovery is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
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