Social Problems
A Critical Analysis of Theories and Public Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7104579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Michael Rich (0000-0003-0427-8387, corresponding author), Ritchie P Lowry |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 571-571 |
| Publication date | 1975-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2063683 |
| OpenAlex | W2051716967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Ever since we accepted the possibility of a more perfect society we have had to grapple with the difficulties of understanding and solving the social problems that bestride the paths to that objective. Furthermore, these difficulties only have increased as we rejected prayer and myth and substituted science and reason as the more likely paths. One result has been seemingly endless scientific controversies over the definitions of social problems, theoretical perspectives, and ideological assumptions on the one side, and a succession of popular myths about the presumed causes of social problems on the other. Nor is there any reason to believe that science has even managed to modify these myths in some progressive fashion so that we might take some small comfort from such gains
Critical theory · Economics · Political science · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Social Science and Policy Research
The sociology of physical disability
What is a Social Problem? A History of its Definition
The Politics of Drugs
Reforms as A rguments
Defining Social Problems
Homeless Women and Men
Social Thought and Social Structure
Social Values and Public Policy
The professional ideology of social pathologists transformed
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2001 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |