Global Agenda for Social Justice Volume One / Volume 1 / Volume 1 .
"The Global Agenda for Social Justice provides accessible insights into some of the world's most pressing social problems and proposes international public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Soc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, IL :
Policy Press,
2018.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "The Global Agenda for Social Justice provides accessible insights into some of the world's most pressing social problems and proposes international public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), chapters examine topics such as criminal justice, media concerns, environmental problems, economic problems, and issues concerning sexualities and gender. They offer recommendations for action by governing officials, policy makers, and the public around key issues of social justice. It will be of interest to scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in public sociology, the study of social problems and the pursuit of social justice."-- |
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| Item Description: | Editorial Introduction -- 1. The Worldwide War on Drugs : Advancing Reforms, Circumventing Resistance -- 2. Global Police Discrimination -- 3. Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations : Global Data Sources and Other Initiatives -- 4. Solutions to Ending the Global Social Problem of HIV Criminalization -- 5. Radiation Refugees and Chronic Exposure to Ionizing Radiation : The Rights of the Exposed -- 6. The Effects of "Natural" Disasters on Older Adults in South Asia : The Case of Intersectional Identities -- 7. Energy Democracy : A Just Transition for Social, Economic, and Climate Justice -- 8. Fostering Critical Awareness of Masculinity around the World -- 9. Lack of Access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education -- 10. Violence Against Migrants : A Global Analysis -- 11. Sex Workers and Coping with Violence : Implications for Policy-Making -- 12. Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes : Toward Remedies -- 13. Torture : Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Redress and Prevention -- 14. Want Amidst Plenty : Food Insecurity in Rich Liberal Democracies -- 15. Extending Old-Age Pension Coverage to Workers in the Informal Sector Economy in Ethiopia -- 16. Tackling Digital Exclusion : Counter Social Inequalities Through Digital Inclusion -- 17. Global Issues -- Afterword : Looking Backwards to Move Everyone Forward to a More Inclusive, Just, and Sustainable World. Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 ressource en ligne 174 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1447352203 9781447349129 1447349121 9781447352204 |
