Social Problems and Ideologies: The Impact of Federalism, Capitalism, Neoliberalism, Libertarianism, and Populism on American Social Problems

Social Problems and Ideologies: The Impact of Federalism, Capitalism, Neoliberalism, Libertarianism, and Populism on American Social Problems takes a structural approach to American social problems by examining the foundational ideologies that create, maintain, and make it difficult to resolve those problems. Remarkably, much of that ideological framework has come to dominate American society only in the last fifty years.A brief, readable chapter on each of the five topics tells the story of seemingly complicated ideas in a way that is concise, engaging, and directly connected-through innumerable examples-to the contemporary American landscape.With the 2024 presidential election heightening the relevance of its material, this book offers a scholarly but accessible perspective on the forces shaping American social problems.Social problems can be complex, multi-dimensional, shifting, and sometimes intractable.To manage some of the challenges intrinsic to teaching such material, Social Pr