Changing Times for Black Professionals (Framing 21st Century Social Issues)

This short, accessible text takes on the global and pervasive phenomenon of hate crimes and hypothesizes potential fixes.

Iganski and Levin detail evidence of hate violence in the 21st century, particularly religious hatred, ethnic, racial and xenophobic hatred, violence on the basis of sexual…. By France Winddance Twine. By providing a comparative analysis of countries that have very…. Oversharing means to divulge more of their inner feelings, opinions and sexuality than they would in person, or even over the phone.

Text messaging, Facebooking, tweeting, camming, blogging, online…. This short book lays out a new definition for what constitutes a social problem: By Krystal Beamon , Chris M.

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Sports are an integral part of American society. Millions of dollars are spent every year on professional, collegiate, and youth athletics, and participation in and viewing of these sports both alter and reflect how one perceives the world. Beamon and Messer deftly explore sports as a social…. How have new social media altered how individuals present themselves? What dilemmas have they introduced?

In the age of Facebook, Twitter and other forms of instant communication, individuals are losing or relinquishing control over their personal information! Trottier provides a trenchant….

This concise and engaging book presents a critical perspective on the correctional system and the process of incarceration in the United States. Fleury-Steiner and Longazel emphasize the magnitude of mass imprisonment in the United States, especially of people of color, not by objective statistics…. A panic surrounds human trafficking and terrorism. Using ethnographic data and stories, From Trafficking to Terror presents the…. Including a range of potential policies e. By Kevin Wehr , Elyshia Aseltine. This short text, ideal for Social Problems and Criminal Justice courses, examines the American prison system, its conditions, and its impact on society.

Wehr and Aseltine define the prison industrial complex and explain how the current prison system is a contemporary social problem. A nuanced understanding of state violence and gender in equalities must consider the varied and contradictory experiences of armed civilian women, female soldiers, and opponents of gun possession. Torture is indisputably abhorrent.

Why, you might ask, would you even want to think or read about torture? That is a very good question, and one this book addresses in a compelling and enlightening way.

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Torture is a very important issue, not least because millions of people around the world…. From the driveway mechanic to the backyard gardener, many diverse people are "doing it themselves" by building or repairing the stuff of their daily lives without the aid of experts. By Natalia Sarkisian , Naomi Gerstel. Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives shows how the current emphasis on the nuclear family — with its exclusion of the extended family — is narrow, even deleterious, and misses much of family life.

This omission is tied to gender, race, and class. Facing a crisis unlike that of any other generation, young people are caught between the discourses of consumerism and a powerful crime-control-complex, and are viewed increasingly as commodities or are subjected to the dictates of an ever expanding criminal justice system.

Rochefort , Kevin P Donnelly. How can the experience of other nations help us to reconcile the…. Due process protections are among the most important Constitutional protections in the United States, yet they do not apply to non-citizens facing detention and deportation. Due Process Denied describes the consequences of this lack of due process through the stories of deportees and detainees. Wade came like a bolt from the blue, but support had been building for years. For many, the idea that life in the womb was not fully protected under the Constitution was simply not acceptable.

Political campaigns were organized and protests launched, including the bombing of clinics and the…. Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering.

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Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.

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Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and The book reviews the science of climate change and explains why it is one of the most difficult problems humanity has ever tackled.

Climate change is a "wicked" problem bound up with problems of population growth, environmental degradation, and world problems of growing social and economic In Empire Versus Democracy, Carl Boggs traces the authoritarian trajectory of American politics since World War II, with emphasis on the growing concentration of corporate and military power that has accompanied the United States assumption of leading superpower on the world scene. The rise of the Adia Harvey Wingfield December 27, This book is a study of the challenges, issues, and obstacles facing black professional workers in the United States.

Though they have always been a part of the U. Dan Clawson, Max Page December 27, Higher education is more important than ever, for individual success and for national economic growth. Already read this title? Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Framing 21st Century Social Issues

Exclusive web offer for individuals. Home Changing Times for Black Professionals. Add to Wish List. Toggle navigation Additional Book Information. Description Table of Contents Author s Bio. Summary This book is a study of the challenges, issues, and obstacles facing black professional workers in the United States.

Table of Contents: Changing times for Black professionals /

Table of Contents 1. Why Study Black Professionals? Issues and Implications for Present and Future.