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Thinking About Social Problems: An Introduction to Constructionist Perspectives (Social Problems and Social Issues)
enlarge	Author: Donileen Loseke Publisher: Aldine Transaction Category: Book List Price: ~~$18.95~~ Buy Used: $3.96 You Save: $14.99 (79%) New (17) Used (15) from $3.96 Media: Paperback Edition: 2 Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 224 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.5 ISBN: 0202306844 Dewey Decimal Number: 361.10973 EAN: 9780202306841 ASIN: 0202306844 Publication Date: December 31, 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition: Great book to read water damage lb73

Editorial Reviews: Product Description Like the first edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook, the new second edition brings into the classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy and social services, but also the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others. It introduces two primary changes from the first edition. First, this edition devotes some attention to the "new social movements" that emphasize social change through identity transformation rather than through structural change. Second, it also looks more closely at the importance of emotions in constructing public consciousness of social problems. Although Thinking About Social Problems can be used as a stand-alone short text and a corrective on received notions of studying the objective indicators of one problem a week, Donileen Loseke and Joel Best have provided an accompanying reader, Social Problems: Constructionist Readings, which can be used by those who wish to teach the course with reference to empirical examples of social problems examined from constructionist perspectives. Finally, an instructor's manual on a CD-ROM will be available for instructors who adopt the new edition.

Customer Reviews: good book September 6, 2008 i bought this for my constructing social problems course. and the author is actually my professor. the book is easy to read. i recommend this to everyone Clear but Dry April 27, 2006 0 out of 1 found this review helpful While this text does provide a reasonably clear and accessible introduction to the constructionist perspective, it is very dry. Loseke also tends to get repetitive. I never would have finished this book if it hadn't been required for a class. It could have been a lot shorter and needed something more to make it interesting and engaging.

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