{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.010570824524312896, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0, 'mean_word_length': 5.438775510204081, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
The Future of Feminism

Social Problems and Inequality is an inspiring book that engages in viewing modern social problems from a sociological perspective. In our contemporary world dominated by rampant capitalism and widespread repression, this book deals with the nature and common root causes of various social problems and provides an intriguing outlook toward remedying these social problems fundamentally through the efforts of both government and the public. Written to be a text, the book provides a number of theoretical perspectives that have been commonly referred to in looking at social problems. In applying these perspectives, John Alessio claims that there should be no artificial boundaries of various theoretical perspectives. Different theories should work together in understanding social problems and providing more comprehensive and powerful explanations and remedies for them. What he mainly suggests is the combination of micro-level and macrolevel theories. Macro theories such as conflict theory and structural functionalism and micro theories such as symbolic interactionism would be more effective in interpreting social problems if they could be utilized in combination. Drawing from numerous existing social problems in the United States and other countries, the author presents immediate applications of his proposal in integrating different theories. Rather than dealing with social problems separately, Alessio notes that the seemingly unrelated social problems actually stem from the same sources and are thus closely related to each other. The fruitful case studies he has provided also serve as vivid exhibitions of what are social problems, where social problems come from, and how to solve social problems and make a better and healthier society. In sum, this book can be all too helpful for students who have interests in social problems and inequality.