Social Problems in a Free Society Myths,

Social Problems in a Free Society offers an original perspective on social problems such as violations of the principles of individual rights and the free market. This book is a vision for reinvigorating the discipline in a fashion undreamt of within the wearisome strains of today's radical social problems theory.

Myles J. Kelleher is Professor of Sociology at Bucks County Community College.

Preface	p. vii
The Problem of the Sociology of Social Problems
Invitation to Sociological Heresy	p. 3
Political Ideology in the Sociology of Social Problems	p. 7
An Individual Rights Perspective
Social Problems as Rights Violations	p. 23
Leviathan	p. 35
Wealth and Poverty
The Economic Problem	p. 51
The Distribution of Wealth I: The Outcomes of the Game	p. 65
The Distribution of Wealth II: When the Game Is Rigged	p. 75
Poverty in America	p. 87
Violations of Personal and Property Rights
The Persistent Problem of Crime	p. 105
Family Violence	p. 119
Property Rights in the Earth
Population Growth	p. 137
Are We Running Out of Resources?	p. 153
Environmental Concerns	p. 167
The Prohibition Quagmire
The American Gun Culture	p. 185
The War on Drugs	p. 201
The Nanny State	p. 215
Equality of Opportunity
Race and Racism	p. 233
The Gender Question: Women, Men, and Equality	p. 249
When Individual Rights Clash
The Abortion Dilemma	p. 265
Notes	p. 281
Index	p. 321
About the Author	p. 333
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