Written from a distinctly Canadian point of view, Understanding Social Problems, Third Canadian Edition, examines how the structure and culture of societies contribute to social problems and their consequences. This text has strong pedagogical features and is comprehensive in its coverage, progressing from micro to macro levels of analysis. It focuses first on problems of health care, drug use, and crime, and then broadens to the widening concerns of population, health and welfare, science and technology, large-scale inequality and environmental problems. Known for its inclusive approach, Understanding Social Problems, Third Canadian Edition, explores powerful stories of real life people struggling with the challenges society and its problems have thrust upon them.

Product Description: The Twelfth Edition of Knox and Schacht's CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS helps students see how positive outcomes in personal relationships depend on making intelligent choices. The authors encourage students to explore the tradeoffs involved with choices, show how to view situations in a positive light, and demonstrate that not making a choice is really a choice after all...read more

Product Description: Mooney, Knox, and Schacht's UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS uses a theoretically balanced, reader-friendly approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of social problems. The book progresses from a micro to macro level of analysis, focusing first on such problems as illness and health care, drugs and alcohol, and family problems, and then broadening to the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, and conflict around the world...read more

Product Description: Mooney, Knox, and Schacht's UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS uses a theoretically balanced, reader-friendly approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of social problems. The book progresses from a micro to macro level of analysis, focusing first on such problems as illness and health care, drugs and alcohol, and family problems, and then broadening to the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, aging, environmental problems, and conflict around the world...read more

Choices in Relationships

Product Description: Written by Gary Titchener of Des Moines Area Community College, each chapter of the study guide includes a brief chapter outline, learning objectives, a key terms matching exercise, a fill-in-the-blank chapter review, student worksheets, Internet activities, InfoTrac exercises, and practice tests consisting of multiple-choice and true/false questions with answers and page references, as well as short answer questions and essay questions with page references to enhance and test your students' understanding of chapter concepts...read more

Product Description: For each chapter of the text, this student study tool contains learning objectives, key terms with page references, a detailed chapter outline, student projects and classroom activities, internet exercises, personal application questions, and practice tests containing 20 multiple-choice questions, 10 T/F questions, 10-15 Completion Questions, 5 Short Answer questions, and 5-10 Essay questions; answer keys are complete with page references...read more

Product Description: Because the right choice is an informed choice, CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS: AN INTRODUCTION TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, NINTH EDITION arms you with the knowledge and confidence you need to make wise decisions for a lifetime of positive relationships...read more

Product Description: In the new 4-COLOR third edition of Choices in Sexuality, the authors once again provide students with a valuable tool for learning about human sexuality, in society and in their own lives. The choices theme is integrated throughout the text, beginning in the first chapter, with information on the nature of choices and decision-making skills, and in the rest of the chapters, with Personal Choices sections that give students an opportunity to think about how they might respond in different situations...read more

Product Description: This is a comprehensive mid-level paperback text that takes a theoretically balanced, student-centered approach to social problems. The text progresses from a micro- to macro-level of analysis, focusing first on such problems as illness and health care, drugs and alcohol, and family problems and then broadening to the larger issues of poverty and inequality, population growth, environmental problems, and conflict around the world...read more

Product Description: This is a comprehensive mid-level text that takes a theoretically balanced, student-centered approach to social problems and offers top quality content at a low, student-friendly cost. It is unique in that it progresses from a micro- to macro-level of analysis, focusing first on such problems as health care, drug use, and family and then broadening to the widening concerns of such topics as population growth and conflict around the world...read more

Every chapter defines the nature of the social problem in a global context as well as U.S. The text explores each of the three major theoretical explanations (in a balanced manner), describes the consequences of the problem, and provides alternatives solutions and policies. In the midst of this macro analysis the authors use pedagogy to bring the micro application alive, e.g. The Human Side and Self and Society so that the students can apply and understand the social problem.

Product Description: This "choices" theme based marriage and family textbook supports the goals of most professors by applying research and theory to students' lives, and by encouraging lively classroom discussion. How? Through its interactive pedagogy (e...read more

Product Description: This text supports the goals of most professors: applies research and theory to the students' lives, encourages lively classroom discussion, and offers alternatives and choices. This is the best book to accomplish these goals. How? Interactive pedagogy (e...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This "choices" theme based marriage and family textbook supports the goals of most professors by applying research and theory to students' lives, and by encouraging lively classroom discussion. How? Through its interactive pedagogy (e...read more

Product Description: A concise, paperback with an engaging writing style, current research, an applied focus, and a social policy emphasis. Knox and Schacht, authors of the hardcover CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS (now in its Sixth Edition) are well-known and respected in the field. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Designed to help students make informed choices about this complex aspect of human behavior, this new book centers around the unique theme of choices -- how to make them and how to live with their impact. This briefer version text provides a comprehensive and affordable alternative to longer texts for the course -- without sacrificing depth and detail...read more