This completely revised and up-to-date Second edition covers the most urgent social issues facing the UK today, including an analysis of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Covid-19 health crisis, and the new 'gig' economy.

Stuart Isaacs is a senior lecturer in the social sciences at the University of West London. He is the contributing editor of European Social Problems (2017) and Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction (2015). He is also co-author of Contemporary Political Theorists in Context (2009) and Political Theorists in Context (2004), as well as the sole author of The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott (2006), all published by Routledge. His research interests are in political and social theory.

1. Introduction 2. Understanding and Defining Social Problems 3. Black Lives Matter, Decolonisation, and the Legacy of African Enslavement 4. Health, Public Health, and Health Inequalities 5. Ageing 6. Issues of Gender, 'Race' and Social Class in Education 7. Childhood and Education 8. Precarious Work, the New 'Gig Economy' and Unemployment 9. Poverty 10. Researching Social Problems