Research Catalog

Title

Making sense of social problems : new images, new issues / edited by Joel Best, Scott R. Harris.

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Best, Joel.
• Harris, Scott R., 1969 Sept. 16-

Description

ix, 335 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Social problems, social constructions

Uniform Title

Social problems, social constructions.

Subjects

• Social perception
• Social problems

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Studying the construction of social problems / Scott R. Harris -- The nature of claims -- Teen suicide : a tale of two communities / Marguerite L. O'Leary and Joel Best -- Cell phone use while driving : claimsmaking in the media / Peter F. Parilla -- Claimsmakers -- The pet grief industry : framing the problem of pet death / Nancy Berns -- The movement linking vaccines to autism : parents and the internet / Victor W. Perez -- Old skeletons, pagans, and museums : why ancient human remains are a bone of contention / Tiffany Jenkins -- Questioning experts -- Wankers, inverts, and addicts : the scientific construction of sexuality as a social problem / Liahna E. Gordon -- Murdered mothers : the social construction of troubling statistics / Keith Roberts Johnson -- Predicting financail collapse : when claimsmaking activities fail / John Barnshaw -- The role of the media -- "Choosing life" : abortion, adoption, and the problem of regret / Jennifer L. Dunn -- The evolution of internet addiction / David Schweingruber and Michelle Horstmeier -- Breaking news on nancy grace : violent crime in the media / Brian A. Monahan and R.J. Maratea -- Policy outcomes -- In the shadow of saturated fat : the struggle to get trans fats noticed / Rachel J. Bacon -- Casinos and smoke-free legislation : claimsmaking about policy outcomes / Jenine K. Harris -- Global policy outcomes : comparing reactions to post-tsunami aid / Lynn Letukas -- Afterword -- Three questions for constructionism / Scott R. Harris and Joel Best -- References -- Contributors -- Index.

Call Number

JFE 13-399

ISBN

• 9781588268556 (hc : alk. paper)
• 1588268551 (hc : alk. paper)
• 9781588268808 (pb : alk. paper)
• 1588268802 (pb : alk. paper)

LCCN

2012017855

OCLC

YBP 2012017855

Title

Making sense of social problems : new images, new issues / edited by Joel Best, Scott R. Harris.

Imprint

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.

Series

Social problems, social constructions

Social problems, social constructions.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Best, Joel.

Harris, Scott R., 1969 Sept. 16-

Research Call Number

JFE 13-399