Contents

pp v-vi

President’s Welcome

pp vii-vii

Editorial Introduction

pp viii-xii

Acknowledgments

pp xiii-xiii

About the Society for the Study of Social Problems

pp xiv-xiv

Notes on Contributors

pp xv-xx

Section I - Ethnicity, Race, and Gender

pp 1-2

One - Islamophobia

pp 3-12

Two - Latinos are Each of Us: Fair and Just Immigration Policies for All

pp 13-20

Three - The Intersection of Gender and Race in U.S. Family Law: Persistent Social Inequities and Rollback Reforms

pp 21-30

Section II - Health and Families

pp 31-32

Four - Reproductive Rights

pp 33-42

Five - In Pursuit of Justice in U.S. Health Care Policy: Pathways to Universal Coverage

pp 43-52

Six - The Problem of Unpaid Parental Leave

pp 53-62

Section III - Education

pp 63-64

Seven - Power, Privilege, and #MeToo in Academia: Problems, Policies, and Prevention around Sexual Misconduct

pp 65-74

Eight - “They Tested with Stress”: Solving Racial Injustice in Assessment by Acknowledging Adverse Childhood Experiences

pp 75-86

Nine - Black Girls and School Suspension

pp 87-94

Section IV - Crime and (In)Justice

pp 95-96

Ten - Police Homicides: The Terror of “American Exceptionalism”

pp 97-104

Eleven - Crimmigration: The Presumption of Illegality and the Criminalization of Immigrants

pp 105-114

Twelve - Alleviating the Mark of a Criminal Record: Prison Programming and Post-Incarceration Employment

pp 115-124

Section V - Enduring Challenges

pp 125-126

Thirteen - Ending the Persistence of Homelessness

pp 127-134

Fourteen - Risks to Journalists’ Safety and the Vulnerability of Media Freedom in the U.S.

pp 135-142

Fifteen - Environmental Justice

pp 143-152

Sixteen - Protecting and Rewarding Workers in the 21st Century

pp 153-162

Section VI - Looking Forward

pp 163-164

Seventeen - The Contested Construction of Social Problems

pp 165-178