Social Problems - 2nd Edition

Name: Social Problems - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Social ProblemsA Human Rights Perspective\nAuthor(s): Eric Bonds\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138040915, 978-1138040915\nSynopsis\nSocial Problems: A Human Rights Perspective, Second Edition evaluates [url] society through an international human rights framework. The book provides a critical discussion about what rights mean, along with a sociological exploration of power and inequality to explain why human rights are so often violated or left ignored and unfulfilled in the United States. \n\nIn each chapter, the book offers numerous policy alternatives that could provide a pathway toward the increased fulfillment of rights, while also stressing the important role that nonviolent social movements have had, and must have in the future, in achieving greater justice, dignity, wellbeing, and environmental protection in our society. This edition includes several new chapters on topics of major interest to student.