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Title: Social Problems (9th Edition) by D. Stanley Eitzen, Maxine Baca Zinn ISBN: 0-205-33721-X Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 25 July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $89.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Incredible Book
Comment: I'm a sociology major and I -loved- this book. Those that aren't sociology majors might find some of the chapters shocking but that's mostly because it presents the reader with information that are very rarely ever presented in the media. It isn't kind to conservatives or the wealthy because it explores the benefits that they get, usually at the cost of the lower class. It showcases the horrible things that corporations and government do while providing us with the ideology that keeps it in place 'The American Dream'. It also shows how very rare it is for that American Dream to come true.
It does take more of a 'system blame' approach more than a 'victim blame' approach as it is a conflict theorist oriented book and on top of that, it is in the field of sociology where you have to look at the macro, not the micro. All the while it shows -how- the system -wants- us all to take victim blame approaches, which again, benefits them incredibly.
The readings are incredibly informative, the statistics are relevant and prove that they aren't just throwing random liberal words around as the sources are credible. While some have complained that it doesn't show 'the other side of things', what they don't realize is that we're bombarded with 'the other side of things' every minute of the day.
I highly recommend the book. You'll learn more than you thought you could over topics like education, health care, sexuality, family, poverty, the environment, national security and much more. Even if it doesn't necessarily make you feel good about the US and the state of it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Made for Soc Majors...
Comment: I am a Sociology major, and I have to say, this book is very fascinating. It does give a lot of stats, but that is how the social world is measured in a scientific manner. Too liberal??! Well, if you wanna read something "fun" get a bible and go to sunday school.
Rating: 2
Summary: Waste of $83.00
Comment: I read this book and to be honest with you, I felt that I wasted 83 bucks in buying it. It focuses way too much on percentages rather than involving the reader in actually learning something. Statistical evidence is a good way to learn but in this case, it takes the subject to the extreme. My sociology professor required this book and I am getting more and more bored with the reading. Anyway, if you have to get it, spend some time and look for it used.........the only thing you will learn is how to shop around.
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Title: Reading Between The Lines: Toward an Understanding of Current Social Problems by Amanda Konradi, Martha Schmidt, Amanda Konradi, Martha Schmidt ISBN: 0072821523 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 31 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $63.55 |
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Title: Crisis in American Institutions, 12th Edition by Jerome H. Skolnick, Elliot Currie ISBN: 0205371485 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $61.80 |
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Title: Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from Other Societies, Third Edition by D. Stanley Eitzen, Craig S. Leedham ISBN: 0205379044 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 14 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Soul of a Citizen : Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time by Paul Rogat Loeb ISBN: 0312204353 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich ISBN: 0805063897 Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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