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041 _aeng
050 _aHN28
_b.B35 1990
100 _aBalswick, Jack O.
245 0 _aSocial Problems :
_bA Christian Understanding and Response /
_cJack O. Balswick and J. Kenneth Morland
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bBaker Book House,
_c1990
300 _a357 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _aPart 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.
650 _aSocial problems.Christian sociology.Church and social problems—United States.
700 _aMorland, J. Kenneth
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_d52632