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245 0 0 _aTaking sides :
_bclashing views on social issues /
_cselected, edited, and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch.
250 _a16th ed., expanded.
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw Hill,
_c2012.
300 _axxviii, 441 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aCulture 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?
650 0 _aSocial conflict
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSocial problems.
650 0 _aInterpersonal relations.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial conditions
_y1980-
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial policy
_y1993-
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial policy
_y1980-1993.
700 1 _aFinsterbusch, Kurt,
_d1935-
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