Social Problems 3rd Edition Joel Best - April 2024

Social Problems (Third Edition)

A complete set of tools for analyzing any social problem. Updated with nine new end-of-chapter case studies and more than 50 new boxed examples, the Third Edition of Joel Best's Social Problems elucidates the complex, competitive process through which social problems emerge, paying particular attention to how resources and rhetoric affect each stage of the process. Drawing on social constructionist theory, Best shows how activists, experts, and their opponents engage in claimsmaking, and how the media then report on these claims, prompting public reaction and driving policy. In order to help s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0393283410
• ASIN: 0393283410
• ISBN: 0393283410
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action

Empower your students to become part of the solution.The new Sixth Edition of Anna Leon-Guerrero’s Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement to achieve real solutions. With a clear and upbeat tone, this thought-provoking text challenges readers to see the social and structural forces that determine our social problems; to consider various policies and programs that attempt to address these problems; and to recognize a... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GC765RR
• ASIN: B07GC765RR
• Manufacturer: SAGE Publications, Inc

Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to Joel Best's classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. In his new afterword, Best uses examples from recent policy debates to reflect on the challenges to improving statistical literacy. Since its publication ten years ago, Damned Lies and Statistics has emerged as the go-to handbook for spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.

• ASIN: 0520274709
• ASIN: 0520274709
• ISBN: 0520274709
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

• ASIN: 0520219783
• ASIN: 0520219783
• ISBN: 9780520219786
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data

Does a young person commit suicide every thirteen minutes in the United States? Are four million women really battered to death by their husbands or boyfriends each year? Is methamphetamine our number one drug problem today? Alarming statistics bombard our daily lives, appearing in the news, on the Web, seemingly everywhere. But all too often, even the most respected publications present numbers that are miscalculated, misinterpreted, hyped, or simply misleading. This new edition contains revised benchmark statistics, updated resources, and a new section on the rhetorical uses of statistics,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0520279980
• ASIN: 0520279980
• ISBN: 0520279980
• Brand: University of California Press
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

Understanding Social Problems - Standalone Book

NOTE: This book is a standalone book and will not include any access codes. This thoroughly revised edition of Mooney, Knox, and Schacht's text uses a theoretically balanced, student-centered approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of social problems. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS, Tenth Edition, progresses from a micro to macro level of analysis, focusing first on problems related to health care, drugs and alcohol, families, and crime, and then broadening to the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, and conflict around the world. Th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1305576519
• ASIN: 1305576519
• ISBN: 9781305576513
• Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing

American Nightmares: Social Problems in an Anxious World

In an accessible and droll style, well-known sociologist Joel Best shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the American Dream—to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement—recent generations have been told that the next generation will not be able to achieve these goals, that things are getting—or are on the verge of getting—worse. In American Nightmares, Best addresses the apprehension that we face every day as we are bombarded with threats that the social institutions we count on are imperi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0520296354
• ASIN: 0520296354
• ISBN: 9780520296350
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

Social Problems (6th Edition)

For courses in Social Problems Frame social problems, and identify solutions, through the lens of politics. Always controversial, and ever more polarizing in today's political climate, social problems take up a huge chunk of our cultural bandwidth. Rather than simply presenting social problems as a series of facts, the sixth edition of Social Problems focuses on how people construct problems, and how they develop potential solutions, based on their political attitudes. Analyzing issues from liberal, radical-left, conservative, and libertarian points of view, author John Macionis explains why p... [Read More]

• ASIN: 013390959X
• ASIN: 013390959X
• ISBN: 013390959X
• Brand: Pearson
• Manufacturer: Pearson

Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action

Empower your students to become part of the solution. With a clear and upbeat voice, author Anna Leon-Guerrero’s thought-provoking overview of social problems challenges readers to understand and recognize social problems in their communities and inspires them to become part of the solution. The Fifth Edition of Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement to achieve real solutions. With an overarching focus on social in... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1483369374
• ASIN: 1483369374
• ISBN: 1483369374
• Brand: Sage Publications Ltd
• Manufacturer: SAGE Publications, Inc

Social Problems in a Diverse Society (6th Edition)

Examining the significance of race, class, and gender in understanding social problems.   Social Problems in a Diverse Society uses critical thinking and personal narratives from real people to make the study of social problems interesting and relevant to today’s students.    This book focuses on the United States but also integrates discussion of global social problems.   Social Problems in a Diverse Society uses sociological perspectives to analyze current social problems.  It offers a balanced approach and explores three classic paradigms and feminist theory.   A bet... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0205152902
• ASIN: 0205152902
• ISBN: 0205152902
• Brand: Pearson
• Manufacturer: Pearson

The Testing Trilogy

Experience all three riveting novels in the New York Times best-selling trilogy from author Joelle Charbonneau. The Testing is a new dystopian series perfect for readers of Divergent and The Hunger Games. Experience all three riveting novels in the New York Times best-selling trilogy from author Joelle Charbonneau. The complete collection includes The Testing, Independent Study, and Graduation Day.  The Testing: Your time is almost up. The best-selling trilogy's dynamic dystopian debut. It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00O70WODU
• ASIN: B00O70WODU
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Social Problems (5th Edition)

Frames social problems and solutions through politics.   Macionis's book is the only social problems text that explains how society frames social problems and solutions through politics.   The text analyzes social issues and policies, using the concepts of sociological theory and the everyday language of politics. It also helps students understand the attitudes and values that define the political spectrum in the United States. Once students know how social problems are defined by our society through politics, and how the policies to solve these problems are developed, they can become in... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0205881394
• ASIN: 0205881394
• ISBN: 0205881394
• Brand: Brand: Pearson
• Manufacturer: Pearson

Social Problems by Best, Joel [W. W. Norton,2012] (Paperback) 2nd Edition

Social Problems by Best, Joel. Published by W. W. Norton,2012, Binding: Paperback 2nd Edition

• ASIN: B00DWYQD52
• ASIN: B00DWYQD52
• Manufacturer: WW Norton,2012

Social Problems: Readings with Four Questions (Wasdworth Sociology Reader)

A unique and groundbreaking collection of 54 articles organized in 11 thematic sections, SOCIAL PROBLEMS: READINGS WITH FOUR QUESTIONS, Third Edition, combines a rigorous structural/conflict approach with a strong emphasis on the real-life experiences of those impacted by social problems. The articles include both classic and contemporary readings covering a wide range of issues in the United States and around the world. The introductory article, written by Joel M. Charon, introduces four questions that students are urged to apply throughout the reader: What is the problem? What makes the prob... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0495504319
• ASIN: 0495504319
• ISBN: 0495504319
• Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing

Inside the Cannabis Collective

• ASIN: B01MRDXXH5
• ASIN: B01MRDXXH5

Storybook Collection: Disney Storybook Collection (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

Featuring your favorite Disney characters, these bestselling storybook collections have been completely redesigned with all new covers, gilded pages, newly edited text, and a classic new look with over 250 illustrations-including full-page artwork from the

• UPC: 120371031

180 Days of Social Studies for Third Grade (Grade 3) : Practice, Assess, Diagnose

Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade 3 students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies

• UPC: 520484522

Bedtime Favorites (3rd Edition)

The third edition of this top-selling storybook has been updated with new stories and illustrations. With eighteen stories, gilded pages, and over 250 pieces of spot and full-page art, this storybook collection is a must-have

• UPC: 52703854

180 Days of Problem Solving for Third Grade (Grade 3) : Practice, Assess, Diagnose

With the changes in math standards, teachers need an easy-to-use classroom resource to equip them with lessons and strategies to delve deeper so students gain a better understanding multi-step, higher-level

• UPC: 54491305
• Model: SEP51615
• Color: Multicolor

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 Student Workbook 3rd Edition

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• UPC: 24056263

Dealing with People You Can’t Stand, Revised and Expanded Third Edition: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst - eBook

The classic guide to bringing out the best in people at their worst—updated with even more can’t-standable people!Dealing with People You Can’t Stand has been helping good people deal with bad behavior in a positive,

• UPC: 481735762
• Rating: 3.25

Prescription for Natural Cures (Third Edition) : A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet, Nutrition, Supplements, and Other Holistic Methods

"In this one-of-a-kind book you'll find easy-to-understand discussions of the symptoms of each health problem along with a proven, natural, customized prescription, including a range of supplements, nutritional advice, herbal medicine, homeopathy, aromatherapy, Chinese medicine,

• UPC: 47046310

Schaum's Outline of Precalculus, 3rd Edition : 738 Solved Problems + 30 Videos

More than 40 million books sold in the Schaum's Outline

• UPC: 20862784

Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, Third Edition

Revised edition of the author's Bringing out the best in people,

• UPC: 49981558

The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children : 3rd Edition Revised and Updated

Personally selected by the children's book editor of the "New York Times", the books listed here are tried-and-true classics as well as the best of the latest crop, with all pertinent publishing information and clear

• UPC: 25662779
• Rating: 4.0

Social Problems (Third Edition) by Best, Joel

• UPC: 324095369720
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 34 USD

Social Problems (Third Edition) - Paperback By Best, Joel - GOOD

• UPC: 274228215991
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 40 USD

Social Problems Joel Best 3rd Edition

• UPC: 133336449624
• Category: School Textbooks & Study Guides
• Price: 45 USD

SOCIAL PROBLEMS (THIRD EDITION) By Joel Best **BRAND NEW**

• UPC: 184251076157
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 70 USD