Solving Social Problems
About the Book Series
Solving Social Problems provides a forum for the description and measurement of social problems, with a keen focus on the concrete remedies proposed for their solution. The series takes an international perspective, exploring social problems in various parts of the world, with the central concern being always their possible remedy. As such, work is welcomed on subjects as diverse as environmental damage, terrorism, economic disparities and economic devastation, poverty, inequalities, domestic assaults and sexual abuse, health care, natural disasters, labour inequality, animal abuse, crime, and mental illness and its treatment. In addition to recommending solutions to social problems, the books in this series are theoretically sophisticated, exploring previous discussions of the issues in question, examining other attempts to resolve them, and adopting and discussing methodologies that are commonly used to measure social problems. Proposed solutions may be framed as changes in policy, practice, or more broadly, social change and social movement. Solutions may be reflective of ideology, but are always pragmatic and detailed, explaining the means by which the suggested solutions might be achieved.
To submit a proposal for the series, please contact the series editor at [email protected].
Guidebook for Aligning Practices and Steering Multi-System Change: From Intervention to Social Change II
1st Edition
By Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller, Maie Kiisel
November 25, 2024
Building on the work of the authors’ previous volume, the Guidebook for Aligning Practices and Steering Multi‑System Change translates cutting‑edge theoretical concepts into the language and applied toolkits of change practitioners. This empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated book ...
Science, Gender and the Exploitation of Animals in Britain Since 1945
1st Edition
By Catherine Duxbury
May 31, 2023
This book offers an historical analysis of the culture of animal-dependent science in Britain from 1945 to the present, exploring key areas of animal experimentation such as warfare, medical science and law from a gendered perspective. Questioning the nature of knowledge production in this area, ...
Culture and Activism: Animal Rights in France and the United States
1st Edition
By Elizabeth Cherry
April 20, 2018
Winner of the Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological Association This book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both ...
Advocacy for Social Change: Coalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them
1st Edition
By Herbert J. Rubin
March 15, 2018
This book portrays how small, geographically dispersed, and progressive social change and social service organizations working within a coalition can influence national-level social policies. Based on extensive empirical research on two national organizations and their local affiliates, one ...
Prison Violence: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
1st Edition
By Kristine Levan
October 13, 2017
Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a whole...
Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations: Feminist Criminology and Corrections
1st Edition
By Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau
November 23, 2016
A rich examination of the neglect and abuses occurring to women in correctional facilities, Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations draws upon a wealth of case studies from around the world and class action lawsuits to shed light on ’covert’ abuse such as sexual or physical abuse, as well...
Street Practice: Changing the Lens on Poverty and Public Assistance
1st Edition
By Lori McNeil
November 17, 2016
Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-line, ground-level perspective on innovative research practices designed to solve community problems....
Social Problems and Inequality: Social Responsibility through Progressive Sociology
1st Edition
By John Alessio
November 15, 2016
Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allowing it to be used for classroom purposes, it addresses the most fundamental principles of how humans, acting through social units, ...
Regulating Alcohol around the World: Policy Cocktails
1st Edition
By Tiffany Bergin
October 26, 2016
With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol ...
Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems through University Education
1st Edition
By Kristi Holsinger
September 06, 2016
Teaching Justice explores the role that teaching and learning in higher education can play in solving problems of social injustice. Examining a range of approaches to education, it considers the challenges that exist in teaching about justice, drawing on extensive empirical data gathered amongst ...