American cultural pluralism and law /
Jill Norgren and Serena Nanda
- 3rd ed.
- Westport, CT : Praeger Publishers, 2006
- xvii, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references( p. 267-271) and index
Race and ethnicity -- Native Americans, land, and law -- Trouble in paradise : Native Hawaiian and Puerto Rican sovereignty -- African Americans : the fight for justice and equality -- Immigration : Latinos and law -- Religion -- Religious belief and practice : the mormons -- Religious belief and practice : the Amish -- The culture wars in American schools -- Religion and the use of illicit drugs : the Rastafari and the Native American church -- Gender -- Women's nature, women's lives, women's rights -- Family values : gays and marriage -- Community and citizenship -- Fighting prejudice : persons with disabilities and homeless persons -- 100 percent American : who qualifies in a national emergency? Japanese Americans and the law -- Cultural pluralism and the rule of law post 9/11.
0275986926 (alk. paper) RM323.24 9780275986926
2006-007760
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States Multiculturalism--Law and legislation--United States