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Redefining Social Problems

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Edward Seidman

    1. Bank Street College of Education, New York, USA
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

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  2. Julian Rappaport

    1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

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Part of the book series: Perspectives in Social Psychology (PSPS)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Framing The Issues

    1. Framing The Issues

      • Edward Seidman, Julian Rappaport
      Pages 1-8

  3. Frameworks for Redefining Social Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-10
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    2. The Nature of Social Problem Solving in Social Action

      • Seymour B. Sarason
      Pages 11-28

    3. Small Wins

      • Karl Weick
      Pages 29-48

    4. Making Sense of Injustice

      • Louise H. Kidder, Michelle Fine
      Pages 49-63

    5. Women as a Social Problem

      • Nancy M. Henley
      Pages 65-79

  4. Rethinking Demographic Deviance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-82
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    2. Defining Black Families

      • Diane Scott-Jones, Sharon Nelson-Le Gall
      Pages 83-100

    3. Positive Marginality

      • Althea Smith
      Pages 101-113

    4. Debunking the Myth of Loneliness in Late Life

      • Tracey A. Revenson
      Pages 115-135

  5. Rethinking Systems for Action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-139
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    2. In Praise of Paradox

      • Julian Rappaport
      Pages 141-164

    3. Child Custody Determination

      • Linda K. Girdner
      Pages 165-183

    4. Crime as Stress

      • Dan A. Lewis, Stephanie Riger
      Pages 185-200

    5. Examining Criminal Justice Interventions

      • Ronald Roesch, Denise J. Foisy
      Pages 201-216

    6. Different Ways of Thinking about Burnout

      • Cary Cherniss
      Pages 217-229

  6. Alternative Research Agendas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-233
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    2. Justice, Values, and Social Science

      • Edward Seidman
      Pages 235-258

    3. Court-Ordered School Desegregation

      • Jean Ann Linney
      Pages 259-274
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  • Bank Street College of Education, New York, USA

    Edward Seidman

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

    Edward Seidman, Julian Rappaport

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