Global Problems, Global Solutions: Prospects for a Better World by JoAnn A. Chir

Description: Global Problems, Global Solutions by JoAnn A. Chirico Global Problems, Global Solutions: Prospects for a Better World approaches social problems from a global perspective with an emphasis on using ones sociological imagination. Perfect for instructors who involve students in research, this text connects problems borne by individuals to regional, global and historical forces, and stresses the importance of evidence in forming opinions and policies addressing social issues. The book introduces readers to the complexities of the major problems that confront us today such as violent conflict, poverty, climate change, human trafficking and other issues that we encounter in our lives. It book concludes with a chapter on politics and government, underscoring the need for good governance at all levels-and cooperation among many layers of government-to build a better world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography JoAnn Chirico, emerita, received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh.While originally a doctoral candidate in education, she found that sociology provided the theoreticaltools to analyze the problems she investigated—the coincidence of the global rise ofboth progressive and fundamentalist movements in education, religion, and other dimensions ofsocial life. Intrigued by Emile Durkheims pronouncement that individual differentiation wouldproceed to such an extent that all we ultimately would have in common was our humanity, shebegan her study of globalization—the integration of humanity into a social order.Most of her career was at the Beaver campus of Pennsylvania State University, where sheemphasized the importance of research and evidence, the global perspective, and civic engagementin her classes. She has presented workshops on internationalizing the curriculum andengaging students in service learning at conferences over the years.Her previous publications for SAGE include Sociological Research Exercises for the Global Age,a lab manual of mini research exercises for introductory sociology courses, and Globalization:Prospects and Problems. Table of Contents IntroductionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorChapter 1. Private Troubles and Social Problems: Developing a Sociological ImaginationIt Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of TimesPrivate Troubles, Public IssuesVulnerability to Global ProblemsUsing a Social Science LensGlass Half Empty or Half Full?Perspectives for Studying ProblemsUnderstanding the Global OrderPart I: Nourishing Human CapitalChapter 2. Socioeconomic Fault Lines: Inequality, Poverty, and DevelopmentHow Well Does the Global Economy Function?Understanding InequalityImpacts of Global Poverty and InequalityQuality of Life Along Levels of DevelopmentOrigins of Contemporary Inequality Among NationsFactors Influencing Varying Levels of DevelopmentVarying Pathways to DevelopmentFighting Poverty and InequalityChapter 3. Starving in the Shadow of PlentyThe Global Food SystemFood SecurityHow Can We Fix Our Broken Food System?Food Safety NetsChapter 4. Optimizing Human Capital: Good HealthThe Global Burden of DiseaseHow Our Lifestyles Harm Us: Non-Communicable DiseaseDiscrimination in Health CareAnomie in the 21st Century: Mental Health ConcernsInfectious Outbreak, Epidemic, PandemicMaking Health Care WorkCoordinated ActionChapter 5. Expanding Horizons Through Lifelong LearningAchieving Universal EducationMeasuring Quality EducationThe Pivotal Problem of FundingReaching More with EducationImproving the Quality of EducationPart II: Restoring Civility to Social LifeChapter 6. From Difference to Discrimination: Fault Lines of Race, Ethnicity, and ReligionDefining Difference: Diversity and MeaningBurned by the Sun or White Like the Ice: The Social Creation of RaceThe Rights of Indigenous Communities: The "First" PeoplesHuman Rights, Life Chances, and DiscriminationFalling Between the Cracks: Statelessness in a World of StatesHaving the Wrong Religion Could Cost You Your LifeConfronting Discrimination and PersecutionChapter 7. You Can′t Empower Us with Chickens: Gender Through the LifespanGender Inequality and Human DevelopmentGender Inequities Throughout the LifespanChapter 8. When Life Becomes a Commodity: Human and Wildlife TraffickingGlobalization Effects on CrimeIndividual and Environmental Vulnerability to Transnational Organized CrimeThe Legal Framework to Combat Transnational Organized CrimeHuman Trafficking: When People Become a CommodityCombatting Human TraffickingTrafficking in Wildlife: Flora and FaunaChapter 9. Transnational Property CrimesThe War on Drug TraffickingThe Human Cost of Illegal DrugsDeath and Violence Along Trafficking RoutesEconomic Costs of Drugs and Alternative DevelopmentTrafficking in Firearms and WeaponryIntellectual Property Crime: Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated GoodsEmerging CrimesCombatting Cybercrime: The Legislative FrameworkCombatting Transnational CrimesChapter 10. The Challenge of Political ViolenceThe Nature of War, Armed Conflict, and Political InstabilityCorrelates and Causes of Violent ConflictsConsequences and Costs of Violent ConflictThe Conflict TrapProtecting Peace and Problems of PeacemakingPromoting Peace and Getting Out of the Conflict TrapPart III: Sustaining Natural and Manufactured EnvironmentsChapter 11. Global Flows of RefugeesTypes of MigrationGlobal Flows of RefugeesLife as a RefugeeThe "Solutions"Internally Displaced PersonsChapter 12. Environmental and Economic MigrationWhat Is a Migrant?Patterns of MigrationDisplaced by Climate Change and Environmental DisasterDemographic, Economic, and Social Impacts of MigrationPopulist Backlash to ImmigrationMitigating the Challenges of MigrationChapter 13. Destruction and Depletion of the Natural EnvironmentScope of Environmental ProblemsChemical ContaminantsAir, Land, and Water Degradation and DepletionDeveloping Nations and Toxic DumpingPollution in the Developing WorldWater Pollution in the Developed WorldEnvironmental Assessment in the United StatesDepletion of Water ResourcesThe Global Water RegimeA Global View: Air PollutionLand DegradationThe ForestsThe Global Chemical RegimeEscaping the Toxic: Living GreenChapter 14. Climate Change and Global WarmingThe Threat of Climate ChangeThe Symptoms of a Changing ClimateExtreme Weather and Displaced PeopleHealth and Nutrition EffectsThe Environmental Regime"Greening" the Earth: Sustainable DevelopmentChapter 15. Urbanization: The Lure of the CitiesWhat Makes a City?What Does it Mean to Be Urban?Contemporary CitiesThe Urban Slums: Cities of Tomorrow?Achieving Urban SustainabilityChapter 16. A World Gone Awry? The State of GovernanceIs the World Unmanageable?Goals of GovernanceLayers of GovernanceA Normative Basis for Good GovernanceMeeting the Challenges of GovernanceReferencesIndex Details ISBN1506347789 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Year 2018 ISBN-10 1506347789 ISBN-13 9781506347783 Format Paperback Subtitle Prospects for a Better World Country of Publication United States DEWEY 306 Author JoAnn A. Chirico Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Pages 648 Publication Date 2018-10-09 Language English Short Title Global Problems, Global Solutions UK Release Date 2018-10-09 AU Release Date 2018-10-09 NZ Release Date 2018-10-09 US Release Date 2018-10-09 Affiliation Indiana State University, USA Position Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Qualifications BSc, MSc, PGDip, CertEdFE, RN, RNT, FHEA Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced by 9781071902226 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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