Global Agenda for Social Justice 3

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvKristen M. Budd,Heather Dillaway,David C. Lane,Manjusha Nair,Marko Salvaggio,Jason Smith,Kristen M Budd,Heather E Dillaway,David C Lane,Jason A Smith

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The Global Agenda for Social Justice 3 provides accessible insights into some of the most pressing social problems and proposes 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), the book offers recommendations for action by elected officials, policymakers and the public regarding key issues for social justice. Chapters include discussion of social problems related to period poverty, climate justice, algorithmic bias, labor rights and global inequality.The book 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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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-07
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSSSP Agendas for Social Justice
Antal sidor160
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781447380832

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Kristen M. Budd is Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, a research-driven advocacy non-profit organization based in Washington, DC.Heather Dillaway is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Illinois State University.David C. Lane is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State UniversityManjusha Nair is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University.Marko Salvaggio is Professor of Practice at Tulane University and Director of the Tulane SoPA College Prison Program.Jason A. Smith is an Affiliate Research Faculty at the Center of Social Science at George Mason University.

AcknowledgmentsAbout SSSP SSSP Presidential Welcome - Sarah Jane BrubakerEditorial Introduction - Lauren Danielowski and Kristen M. BuddPart I: Crime, Justice, and Government 1. Gangs and the Anti-Gang Problem - Robert Northman2. The Intersection of Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems - Steven Keener and Audrey Vi Morrison 3. Strategies to Improve Access to Justice: Legal Literacy and Legal Empowerment - Margaret L. Phillips4. Algorithmic Bias in Governance: Reasons and Responses - Saif Shahin and Nathalie SchabioPart II: Inequalities and Injustices5. A Global Agenda for Gender Justice in STEM - Kristy Kelly and John Issahaku 6. Period Poverty and Menstrual Health in a Global Context - Denae J. Cook and Sevaughn Banks7. Global Learning Poverty and Household Welfare - Yvonne A. Braun and John Mefful8. Climate Change, Vulnerability and Justice in India: A Review - Ananda Rao KuritiPart III: Labor and Housing Insecurity9. The Affordable Housing Crisis as a Global Social Problem - Judith R. Halasz10. Precarious Labor and the Global Sports Event Industry - Dale Sheptak and Brian Monahan11. Improving the Working Conditions of Global Garment Workers - Benjamin B. VelascoPart IV: Reflections 12. Rethinking Cosmopolitanism: Insights from Migrant Mobilities - Hee Eun Kwon13. The Rules of Remembrance for Public Sociologists - Michael O. Johnston and Glenn W. Muschert14. Afterword - Morena Tartari