Social problems
By: Joel Best
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9780393283419
Subjects: Social perception; Social problems; Case studies
Description: Updated with more than 50 new case studies and examples, this book elucidates the complex, competitive process through which social problems emerge, paying particular attention to how resources and rhetoric affect each stage of the process, Joel Best shows how activists, experts, and their opponents engage in claimsmaking, and how the media then report on these claims, prompting public reaction and driving policy. Colorful examples and real-world case studies help connect theory to everyday life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-362) and index.

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Table of contents: title: The Social problems process; title: Claims. Case study : Threats to the American dream as a cultural resource; title: Activists as claimsmakers. Case study: Mobilizing over income inequality; title: Experts as claimsmakers. Case study : Forecasting the future; title: The media and claims. Case study : Democratizing the means of media production and reproduction; title: Public reaction. Case study : Public reactions to epidemics; title: Policymaking. Case study : Legalizing marijuana and same-sex marriage; title: Social problems work. Case study : Responding to police violence; title: Policy outcomes. Case study : Modifying student loans; title: Clains across space and time. Case study : Is Social Problems Theory ethnocentric?; title: The uses of the constructionist stance.