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Investigating Social Problems - Vantage Learning Platform

Third Edition
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Social Problems
March 2021 | SAGE Publications, Inc
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ISBN: 978-1-0718-2146-6

About Investigating Social Problems, Third Edition

For the Third Edition of Investigating Social Problems, editor A. Javier Treviño, has gathered a panel of top experts to thoroughly examine all aspects of social problems, providing students with a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Each chapter is written by a well-known specialist on the topic being covered. This unique, contributed format ensures that the research and examples described are the most current and relevant available. In addition, the experts use both general theoretical approaches (structural functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism) as well as specialized theories chosen to bring additional insight and analysis to their assigned topics. The text is framed around three major themes: intersectionality (the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and gender), the global scope of many problems, and how researchers take an evidence-based approach to studying problems.

About Investigating Social Problems, Third Edition - Vantage Digital Edition

STUDENTS

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INSTRUCTORS

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In the new edition of Investigating Social Problems, editor A. Javier Treviño has gathered a panel of top experts to thoroughly examine all aspects of social problems, providing students with a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Investigating Social Problems - Vantage Digital Option, Third Edition delivers the trusted content from Treviño’s text on SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that features auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools—including assignable video—all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. It offers easy course setup and enables students to better prepare for class. For a personalized demo, please contact your SAGE representative.

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Chapter 1: Sociology and Social Problems
 
Chapter 2: Poverty and Class Inequality
 
Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity
 
Chapter 4: Gender
 
Chapter 5: Sexualities
 
Chapter 6: Aging
 
Chapter 7: Education
 
Chapter 8: Media
 
Chapter 9: Families
 
Chapter 10: Work and the Economy
 
Chapter 11: Crime
 
Chapter 12: Drugs
 
Chapter 13: Health
 
Chapter 14: The Environment
 
Chapter 15: Science and Technology
 
Chapter 16: War and Terrorism
 
Chapter 17: Urbanization

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Instructor Resource Site
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LMS cartridge included with this title for use in Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace by Desire2Learn (D2L), and Moodle

The LMS cartridge makes it easy to import this title’s instructor resources into your learning management system (LMS).These resources include:
  • Test banks
  • Editable chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides
  • Sample course syllabi
  • Lecture notes
  • All tables and figures from the textbook 
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You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.
Student Study Site
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The open-access Student Study Site makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime. It offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts, as well as learning objectives that reinforce the most important material.

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KEY FEATURES OF INVESTIGATING SOCIAL PROBLEMS, THIRD EDITION
  • “Our Stories” allow the expert contributors to explain why the problem in question is interesting from a personal and professional perspective, and some of the ways he or she studies that problem.
  • Each chapter considers the social problem in question from the point of view of three general theoretical approaches (structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism), and also discusses a few specialized theories that provide deeper understanding of the problem in question.
  • “Experiencing” features help to reveal concepts of intersectionality, exploring the interplay of race/ethnicity, class, and gender, and how their various combinations compound social inequalities among certain populations.
  • “Beyond our Border” features encourage the reader to consider the global scope of the social problem in question and examine how the interconnectedness, or transnational character, of these problems impact people (often quite differently) around the world.