This book consists of 14 chapters by members of the Justice 21 Committee of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (public policy and advocacy specialists and academics from Europe, Ghana, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, and the US), who report on specific social problems and solutions to them: global school segregation; the authoritarian backlash against education justice for LGBTQ youth; gender-based violence against women; discrimination against fat bodies; opioid abuse; water and sanitation access; COVID-19 vaccine inequity; insecure community health workers in the Global South; digital poverty in sub-Saharan Africa; climate change, migration, and language endangerment in the Pacific; and the climate crisis. The book ends with three reflective essays on transnational sociology, why a radical action agenda for social justice is needed, and global social justice research, teaching, and activism. Policy Press is an imprint of Bristol University Press. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The Global Agenda for Social Justice provides accessible insights into some of the worlds most pressing social problems and proposes practicable international public policy responses to those problems. Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), chapters examine topics such as education, violence, discrimination, substance abuse, public health, and environment. The volume provides recommendations for action by governing officials, policy makers, and the public around key issues of social justice. The book will be of interest to scholars, practitioners, advocates, journalists, and students interested in public sociology, the study of social problems, and the pursuit of social justice.
