Goldberg, Roberta.

Understanding contemporary social problems through media / Roberta Goldberg. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A sociological look at social crises -- What makes us unequal? -- Crisis in our environment: fossil fuels and climate change -- Crisis in a fragile world : child soldiers, human trafficking and genocide -- The crisis in health and healthcare : obesity, HIV/AIDS and health care reform -- Terrorism and its aftermath -- Technology in an age of crisis : privacy and identity -- Epilogue : addressing crises through agency and action.

9781612056333 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781612056340 (paperback : alk. paper)


Social problems.
Social action.
Applied sociology.
Technology

360 GOL-U