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American Dilemmas : A Sociological Interpretation of Enduring Social Issues / David Musick, Jonathan H. Turner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1985]Copyright date: ©1985Description: 1 online resource (378 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231902465
  • 9780231877787
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Cultural and Organizational Basis of Human Dilemmas -- 2. The Contradictions of Capitalism -- 3. The Dialectic Between Democracy and Governance -- 4. Control in a Free Society -- 5. Dilemmas of Kinship -- 6. Problems of Education -- 7. Wealth and Poverty -- 8. Racial and Ethnic Antagonism -- 9. Sexual Inequality -- 10. The Chaotic Metropolis -- 11. America in the World System -- 12. Ecological Processes and Survival -- Notes -- Index
Summary: A sociological examination of social conditions within the United States during the 1980's. Challenges the way social issues and problems have historically been analyzed by those holding power. Proposes that major changes in social organizations are needed to eliminate these problems.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231877787

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Cultural and Organizational Basis of Human Dilemmas -- 2. The Contradictions of Capitalism -- 3. The Dialectic Between Democracy and Governance -- 4. Control in a Free Society -- 5. Dilemmas of Kinship -- 6. Problems of Education -- 7. Wealth and Poverty -- 8. Racial and Ethnic Antagonism -- 9. Sexual Inequality -- 10. The Chaotic Metropolis -- 11. America in the World System -- 12. Ecological Processes and Survival -- Notes -- Index

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A sociological examination of social conditions within the United States during the 1980's. Challenges the way social issues and problems have historically been analyzed by those holding power. Proposes that major changes in social organizations are needed to eliminate these problems.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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