Taking sides :  clashing views on social issues / 
selected, edited, and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch. 
 - 16th ed., expanded. 
 - New York :  McGraw Hill,  2012. 
 - xxviii, 441 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Culture and values. Does the news media have a liberal bias? ; Is third world immigration a threat to America's way of life? -- Sex roles, gender, and the family. Does divorce have long-term damaging effects on children? ; Does the'mommy track' (part-time work) improve women's lives? ; Should same-sex marriages be legally recognized? -- Stratification and inequality. Is increasing economic inequality a serious problem? ; Has feminism benefited American society? ; Has affirmative action outlived its usefulness? ; Are barriers to women's success as leaders due to societal obstacles? -- Political economy and institutions. Is America dominated by big business? ; Does capitalism undermine democracy? ; Should government intervene in a capitalist economy? ; Has welfare reform benefited the poor? ; Is competition the reform that will fix education? ; Should biotechnology be used to alter and enhance humans? -- Crime and social control. Is street crime more harmful than white-collar crime? ; Should laws against drug use remain restrictive? ; Are we headed toward a nuclear 9/11? -- The future : population/environment/society. Are declining growth rates rather than rapid population growth today's major global population problem? ; Is humankind dangerously harming the environment? ; Is globalization good for humankind? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0078050332 9780078050183 (pbk.)  RM136.84 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social conflict--United States.<br/>Social problems.<br/>Interpersonal relations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social conditions--1980-<br/>United States--Social policy--1993-<br/>United States--Social policy--1980-1993.