ISBN:
9781317651031
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (120 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version A Sociological Approach to Social Problems (RLE Social Theory)
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Social problems..
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Sociology
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
〈P〉The topics covered in this book are directly related to much of the misunderstanding of what sociology is about. It is usual nowadays to label as sociological any discussion concerned, however loosely, with 'Society'. But a careful reading of Mr Timms' treatment of the problem areas he has chosen should make clear the difference between this use of the adjective in everyday speech, and its more vigorous technical use. In dealing with his subject Mr Timms makes use of the concepts of sociology such as 'role', 'norms', 'social control', 'class', and 'family'.〈/P〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; General editor's introduction; Table of Contents; 1 Sociology and social problems; A sociological approach; Social relations; Social facts; Social structure; Social problems; Kinds of social problem; Deviant behaviour and social disorganisation; Conclusion; 2 Sociological approaches to social problems; Conflict and consensus; The process of deviation; The structural approach; Summary; 3 Sociology and crime; The size and shape of the problem; Sociological factors; The ecological view
Description / Table of Contents:
The idea of a delinquent sub-cultureLower-class life itself as the milieu for gang delinquency; Delinquency as the expression of subterranean values; Delinquency as the solution of a problem; 4 Sociology and mental illness; The size and shape of the problem; Social class factors; The contribution of the sociologist; The study of therapeutic organisations; Sociological study of the 'causes' of mental illness; The sociological characterisation of mental illness; A critique of mental health concepts; 5 The family and social problems; The family as the 'basic' unit; A way of looking at the family
Description / Table of Contents:
Individual needsSocial norms; Social goals; Family identity; 6 Summary and suggestions for further reading; Guide to further reading; Bibliography
Note:
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