The new second edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook brings into the classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy and social services, but
Methodological Thinking focuses on the underlying logic of social research and encourages students to understand research methods as a way of thinking. Donileen R. Loseke provides an
Narrative Productions of Meaning explores how stories, ranging from self-stories to those told by media, social activists, politicians, social policy makers, and social service providers, shape the me
This collection of focused essays is directed at several levels of students of social problems. It is accessible to the uninitiated, who are not familiar with the constructionist literature, and aimed
