Kendall Diana. Social Problems in a Diverse Society

7th edition. — Pearson Education, 2019. — 393 p. — ISBN 978-0-134-73284-8.Social Problems in a Diverse Society focuses on the significance of social inequality, race, class, and gender as key factors in understanding problems in the U.S. and worldwide. Author Diana Kendall makes the study of social problems interesting and relevant to today’s students through authentic first-person accounts, up-to-date topics, and contemporary examples. The 7th Edition has been updated to include Social Media and Social Problems boxes that shed light on the ways that social media impacts social problems today, as well as new learning objectives that guide students through the text.Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century
Wealth and Poverty: U.S. and Global Economic Inequities
Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Gender Inequality
Inequality Based on Age
Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation
Prostitution, Pornography, and Sex Trafficking
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Crime and Criminal Justice
Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness
The Changing Family
Problems in Education
Problems in Politics and the Global Economy
Problems in the Media
Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis
Urban Problems
Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism
Can Social Problems Be Solved?