Seeing the Social Context : Readings to Accompany Social Problems

Preface v PART I THE SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS 1(24) The Sociological Perspective The Forest for the Trees 3(6) Allan G. Johnson Aging Maintaining Identity While Preparing for Death 9(16) David R. Unruh PART II NORM VIOLATIONS IN SOCIAL CONTEXT 25(54) Human Sexual Behavior Reactions to Being a Lesbian 28(10) Nancy Naples Alcohol and Other Drugs Upper-Level Drug Dealers and Smugglers 38(15) Patricia A. Adler Peter Adler Violence in Society ``Riding the Bull at Gilley's'': Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape 53(15) Diana Scully Joseph Marolla Crime and Criminal Justice Police Accounts of Normal Force 68(11) Jennifer Hunt PART III PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY 79(42) Economic Problems The Lives of Homeless Women 82(6) Elliot Liebow Race and Ethnic Relations The Racist Mind 88(7) Raphael Ezekicl Sex Discrimination Women in the Military 95(15) Laura L. Miller Medical Care On Being Sane in Insane Places 110(11) David L. Rosenhan PART IV SOCIAL CHANGE AND MEGAPROBLEMS 121(59) Family Migration and Marginalization 123(13) Celia Jaes Falicov Urban Problems A Sociological Analysis of the Law of Vagrancy 136(13) William J. Chambliss Population and Food Why Can't People Feed Themselves? 149(10) Frances Moore Lappe Joseph Collins The Environment The End of Easter 159(9) Jared Diamond War and Terrorism Child Soldiers 168(12) Mike Wessells Name Index 180(2) Subject Index 182