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Understanding Social Problems

By:Linda A. Mooney; Molly Clever
Publisher:Cengage Learning US
Print ISBN:9798214147628
eText ISBN:9798214582559
Edition:12
Copyright:2026
Format:Reflowable

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Challenge students to think critically about complex social issues using the latest data and relevant examples in Mooney/Clever/Hipes’ “Understanding Social Problems” 12th Edition. The award-winning authors offer theoretically rich, evidence-based discussions of pressing social issues of our time, including growing political polarization around the world, ongoing global conflicts, the long-term impacts of COVID-19, repercussions of national elections and emerging social movements. This edition's micro- to macro-level of analysis focuses first on problems related to healthcare, drugs and alcohol, families, crime and violence, racial, ethnic and gender inequality and LGBTQ+ status before examining the larger problems of poverty and economic inequality, population growth and aging, environmental issues, science and technology and world conflict.
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