This comprehensive, theoretically balanced, student-centered text examines social problems in a global and U.S. context and uses the three major theoretical perspectives to explore each problem, its consequences, and a range of possible solutions.

Learn to think through today's complex social issues from a variety of perspectives with UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 11E by award-winning authors Mooney, Van Willigen and Clever. This reader-friendly approach highlights the latest data, policies, theories and relevant examples as you examine the most important social issues facing the world in 2021. You review the long-term impacts of COVID-19, repercussions of the 2020 election and emerging social movements. Quotes from prominent celebrities and captivating features emphasize how today's social problems affect your own life as well as those around you. This edition progresses from studying micro problems related to health care, drugs and alcohol, families and crime to examining larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, science and technology and world conflict. MindTap digital resources help you further develop the tools to understand institutional change and become socially engaged.

Every chapter defines the nature of the social problem in a global context as well as U.S. The text explores each of the three major theoretical explanations (in a balanced manner), describes the consequences of the problem, and provides alternatives solutions and policies. In the midst of this macro analysis the authors use pedagogy to bring the micro application alive, e.g. The Human Side and Self and Society so that the students can apply and understand the social problem.

PRODUCT ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN CENGAGE UNLIMITED. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS, progresses from micro to macro analysis, focusing first on health care, drugs and alcohol, families, and crime and then looking at the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, and global conflict.

This new text from a respected author team hones in on understanding the structure and culture of society as a basis for understanding social problems. Its integrative theoretical approach uses three theoretical perspectives to understand each social problem. The authors use take-action orientation to suggest solutions to social problems. The text weaves a global perspective throughout the text, emphasizing that ours is no longer an isolated society.

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Written by Gary Titchener of Des Moines Area Community College, each chapter of the study guide includes a brief chapter outline, learning objectives, a key terms matching exercise, a fill-in-the-blank chapter review, student worksheets, Internet activities, InfoTrac® exercises, and practice tests consisting of multiple-choice and true/false questions with answers and page references, as well as short answer questions and essay questions with page references to enhance and test your understanding of chapter concepts.