.... Philosophy justice power ethics crime social problems Introduction Philosophy, often described as the “love of wisdom,” dives deep into fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and human nature. It engages with ideas that, while abstract, often touch upon the very core of human life...

...We advance organizational research on complex societal challenges and showcase the relevance of a system perspective to analyze organized efforts to address homelessness as a social problem. We adopt a phenomenon-based approach to theorizing and generate plausible explanations by analyzing...

...Abstract Purpose – This chapter articulates a theoretical framework of institutional constructionism for analyzing the social problem of abortion and focuses on the development and operation of social control institutions in response. Methodology/approach – The study provides...

.... The focus of sociological research on organizations has become more empirically grounded in the study of social problems and how organizations contribute to them. Sociologists continue to see organizations as important actors in society that play a role in shaping social order and as contexts in which...

... institutional abuse social problems healing restorative justice out of home childcare Introduction Institutional abuse of children was first conceptualised in the 1980s, when a public enquiry was launched to focus on institutional abuse as a named social problem in the United States ( Daly, 2014a ; U.S...

... logics, and multiple identities associated with the pursuit of multiple goals but underappreciates the relationship between hybrid organizing and its institutional context. Recognizing that the primary objective of social enterprises is to tackle social problems, the authors introduce the social problem...

... suffering produced by broad scale social problems. For example, I briefly explore ideological suffering as it relates to race and ethnicity, sexuality, gender, class, age/early specialization, mental health, disability, and religion. Toward the end of the section, I devote space to discussing Ingold’s...