Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace, and Sustainability by Sernau, Scott

Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace, and Sustainability

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Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace, and Sustainability by Sernau, Scott

Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace, and Sustainability

$478.10

Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace, and Sustainability

$478.10
Author: Scott Sernau
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Exploring social problems on a global scale This text uses social science perspectives to examine the various dimensions of globalization, the social problems of inequality, war and violence, and environmental sustainability that are occurring on a global scale. Clear writing and vivid examples help students to better understand their role as global citizens. The book was designed for courses such as Global Issues, Contemporary Problems, Social Problems, Social Stratification, World Cultures, and Social Change. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:
  • Understand social problems on a global scale - from inequalities to sustainability
  • See the interconnections of the world and people throughout the world
  • Learn about issues with a multinational and multidisciplinary approach, so readers will be able to have a broader understanding of the subject


Author: Scott Sernau
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 02/21/2012
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780205841776

About the Author
Scott Sernau (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Professor of Sociology and Director of International Programs at Indiana University South Bend where he regularly teaches courses on social inequality, urban society, sustainability and global issues. He has taught in Mexico, in France and aboard ship on global voyages with the University of Virginia's Semester at Sea program. He is the author of Economies of Exclusion: Underclass Poverty and Labor Market Change in Mexico; Critical Choices: Applying Sociological Insight in Your Life, Family, and Community; Bound: Living in the Globalized World, and Social Inequalities in a Global Age as well as editor of Contemporary Readings in Globalization. He has won six trustee's teaching awards, as well as the Sylvia Bowman Award for Distinguished Teaching and the PA Mack Award for Distinguished Service to Teaching. He serves on the steering committee of the IU Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, the board of the IUSB Center for a Sustainable Future, and the board of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.


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