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Social Problems

An Advocate Group Approach

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By Sara Towe Horsfall

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$40.00

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  1. Trade Paperback $40.00
  2. ebook $25.99

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around March 6, 2012. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

This book represents a truly innovative and empowering approach to social problems. Instead of focusing solely on a seemingly tireless list of major problems, Sara Towe Horsfall considers how select key issues can be solved and pays particular attention to the advocate groups already on the front lines. Horsfall first provides a robust theoretical foundation to the study of social problems before moving on to the problems themselves, examining each through the lens of specific advocate groups working towards solutions. This concise and accessible text also incorporates useful learning tools including study questions to help reinforce reading comprehension, questions for further thought to encourage critical thinking and classroom discussion, a glossary of key terms, and a worksheet for researching advocate groups. Social Problems: An Advocate Group Approach is an essential resource for social problems courses and for anyone who is inspired to effect change.

On Sale
Mar 6, 2012
Page Count
384 pages
Publisher
Avalon Publishing
ISBN-13
9780813345079

Sara Towe Horsfall

About the Author

Sara Towe Horsfall is associate professor of sociology at Texas Wesleyan University. She is coeditor of Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology and author of A Neighborhood Portrait. She has also worked as a foreign correspondent and international journalist, giving her unique insight into social problems and their solutions around the world.

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