Introduction to Global Social Problems

Introduction to Global Social Problems introduces undergraduate students to social problems from a critical sociological perspective, presenting clear descriptions explaining key concepts and providing students with the relevant theoretical tools needed to grasp the interconnected nature of these phenomena.

Autorentext

Isaac Zvi Christiansen is an associate professor in Midwestern State University's Department of Sociology, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He conducts research on health inequalities, sociology of development, and other issues related to Marxist political economy and sociology. As a Marxist sociologist, he is very interested in studying socialist development models, the generation of economic crises under capitalism, and imperialism. His work has been published in World Review of Political Economy, International Critical Thought, The International Journal of Cuban Studies, and The Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis.

Klappentext

Introduction to Global Social Problems introduces undergraduate students to social problems from a critical sociological perspective, presenting clear descriptions explaining key concepts and providing students with the relevant theoretical tools needed to grasp the interconnected nature of these phenomena.

Inhalt

1. A Sociological Introduction to the Study of Global Social Problems: Power, Interests and Ideology

2. Capitalism, Poverty, and Inequality

3. Global Inequality

4. Health and Educational Inequalities

5. Racial and Ethnic Inequalities

6. An International Comparative Examination of Crime and Criminal Justice

7. Imperialism and War

8. Politics, Democracy, and Human Rights

9. Capitalism, Population, and the Environment