Social Problems: A Christian Understanding and Response

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Part 1: Introduction: Social problems, sociological analysis, and Christianity -- 1. A definition of social problems -- 2. Sociological analysis -- 3. Christianity and social problems -- Part 2: Analyses of selected social problems -- 4. Crime and juvenile delinquency -- 5. Racial discrimination and prejudice -- 6. Alienation and the crisis of modernity -- 7. Redefinition of gender roles -- 8. Family instability -- 9. Alcoholism and problem drinking -- 10. The use of illegal drugs -- 11. Environmental quality -- 12. Poverty in the United States -- 13. Poverty and world hunger -- 14. Maintaining peace in a nuclear age -- Part 3: Conclusion -- 15. Paths to Christian social involvement and change.