Social Problems & the Quality of Life

by Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer

This book is organized around the theme of the quality of life. It seeks to define what a social problem is and then addresses specific How can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems? What kinds of critical thinking should one engage in and what kinds should one avoid in attempting to understand social problems? How is the quality of one’s life affected by particular problems? What causes these problems and how can we resolve them? In Part One, the authors lay the groundwork by establishing key approaches to social problems. In the remaining sections, they discuss the social problems that most acutely influence our lives, and examine each problem for its impact on the quality of our lives.

Genres: Sociology

431 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Anna Beers · Rating 2 out of 5]

so weird?? misleading info and does not provide tons of perspective on ANY of the subjects. specifically can speak to the sexuality chapter that it is super weird and has transphobic language. bad book!

[Hannah Hewett · Rating 4 out of 5]

obviously this is a textbook so i’m somewhat biased, but up to like chapter 13 i genuinely read through the whole book and it actually had some interesting concepts and research inside it.

[Jimmy Head · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sexual deviance section shows how political science can be. Homosexuality is behavioral choice!

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book many, many, many moons ago. Decided to go back to revisit, and really focus this time. Very informative and easy to read.

[Valerie Wicke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for school. Very informative. It is a textbook, but is not hard or boring to read.