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| ISBN | 0205152902 | | Pages | 496 | | ISBN13 | 9780205152902
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 798 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Imprint | Pearson | | Previous ISBN | 9780205610365 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 254 | | Publication date | 13 Mar 2012 | | Width (mm) | 203 | | DEWEY | 361.1 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | Further/Higher education |
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Chapter 1 Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 2 Wealth and Poverty: U.S. and Global Economic Inequities Chapter 3 Racial and Ethnic Inequality Chapter 4 Gender Inequality Chapter 5 Inequality Based on Age Chapter 6 Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation Chapter 7 Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry Chapter 8 Alcohol and Other Drugs Chapter 9 Crime and Criminal Justice Chapter 10 Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness Chapter 11 The Changing Family Chapter 12 Problems in Education Chapter 13 Problems in Politics and the Global Economy Chapter 14 Problems in the Media Chapter 15 Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis Chapter 16 Urban Problems Chapter 17 Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism Chapter 18 Can Social Problems Be Solved?
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