Social Problems across the Life Course (Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series)
Social Problems across the Life Course (Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series)
The human life course is filled with and subject to a wide range of personal difficulties, many of which are shared by others. Life events and processes such as birth, childhood, training for and entering an occupation, marriage, and procreation, growing older, death and dying are all subject to dilemmas, obstacles, and barriers. Social Problems across the Life Course offers accessible readings that examine the societal construction of social problems out of the personal troubles that people confront at major life stages. The essays provide an overview and illustrate the theory and principals that inform both the life course and social problems. Introductions by the editors vividly introduce the research and key theories in this unique anth
Social Problems across the Life Course (Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series)
Why Facebook Should Do More to Help Egypt’s Protesters [Social Networks]
An image making the rounds features an Egyptian protester carrying a sign that reads “Thank you Facebook” in Arabic. Thank Facebook for what? Facebook has done as little as possible to help Egypt’s protesters. It should do more. More »
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