Contemporary Social Problems

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Introduction: the sociology of social problems / Robert K. Merton Crime and juvenile delinquency / Albert K. Cohen and James F. Short, Jr Mental disorders / John A. Clausen Drug use / John A. Clausen Alcoholism and problem drinking / Robert Straus Sexual behavior / Kingsley Davis The world's population crisis / Kingsley Davis Equality and inequality / Seymour Martin Lipset Age and aging / Matilda White Riley and Joan Waring Sex roles / Cynthia Fuchs Epstein Race and intergroup relations / Thomas Fraser Pettigrew Family disorganization / William J. Goode Community disorganization and urban problems / James S. Coleman The world of work / Robert S. Weiss, Edwin Harwood and David Riesman Poverty and proletariat / David Matza and Henry Miller Collective violence / Amitai Etzioni Epilogue: the future and social problems / Robert Nisbet