Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science

Sociology has tackled some of the most formidable problems that confront contemporary society: inequality, homelessness, violence, gender, and many more

James Wright

Contents Preface: "Nor Commit a Social Science . . . " Acknowledgements 1 Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam Introduction "Life, Time, and the Fortunes of War" In Retrospect 2 America's Homeless Introduction "The Worthy and Unworthy Homeless" In Retrospect "Address Unknown: Homelessness inContemporary America" In Retrospect "Science, Passion and Polemics" In Retrospect 3 The Minimum Wage Introduction "Minimum Wage, Maximum Hokum" In Retrospect 4 Popular Science and Social Science Introduction "Popular Science, Social Science, Metaphor, and Deception" In Retrospect 5 Guns in America Introduction "Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America" "Kids, Guns and Killing Fields" In Retrospect 6 Handsome Guys Don't Commit Crimes Introduction "Never Pick a Fight with an Ugly Person, They've Got Nothing to Lose" In Retrospect 7 America's Divorce Problem Introduction "America's Divorce Problem" In Retrospect Marriage Matters: A Report to Our Respondents 8 Small Towns in Mass Society Introduction "Small Towns, Mass Society, and the 21st Century" In Retrospect 9 Sober Up, Take a Shower, Get a Job Introduction "Sobering Up on the Streets" "How Can We Stay Sober" In Retrospect 10 Food, Glorious Food Introduction "Food Deserts: What is the Problem, What is the Solution?" In Retrospect 11 Social Science in Review Introduction Daniel Yankelovich, "New Rules: Searching for Self Fulfillment in a World Turned Upside Down" In Retrospect Seymour M. Lipset and William Schneider, "The Confidence Gap" In Retrospect Wayne LaPierre, "Guns, Crime, and Freedom" In Retrospect John Shelton Reed, "Dixie Bohemia: A French Quarter Circle in the 1920s" In Retrospect Index