American Dilemmas : : A Sociological Interpretation of Enduring Social Issues /

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

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Turner, Jonathan H.,
Musick, David,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1985]
©1985
Year of Publication:1985
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (378 p.)
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Table of 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

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