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W. W. Norton & Company : College Books

Social Problems

Contents

  • 1. What Do We Mean by Social Problems?
  • 2. Claims
  • 3. Activists as Claimsmakers
  • 4. Experts as Claimsmakers
  • 5. Media and Claims
  • 6. Public Reactions
  • 7. Policymaking
  • 8. Social Problems Work
  • 9. Policy Outcomes
  • 10. Claims Across Space and Time
  • 11. The Uses of the Constructionist Stance
  • Glossary