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Social Problems

Editor(s): Ted Chiricos
Published for: The Society for the Study of Social Problems

Social Problems brings to the fore influential sociological findings and theories that have the ability to help us both better understand--and better deal with--our complex social environment.

Some of the areas covered by the journal include:

Conflict, Social Action, and Change
Crime and Juvenile Delinquency
Drinking and Drugs
Health, Health Policy, and Health Services
Mental Health
Poverty, Class, and Inequality
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities
Youth, Aging, and the Life Course

One of the most respected and widely read professional journals in the social sciences, Social Problems presents accessible, relevant, and innovative articles that maintain critical perspectives of the utmost scholarly integrity.

Social Problems
ISSN: 0037-7791
eISSN: 1533-8533
Frequency: Quarterly
Published: February, May, August, November
Impact Factor: 2.059
Rank in Category: 5/99