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Taking Sides : Clashing Views On Controversial Social Issues

  • Taking Sides : Clashing Views On Controversial Social  Issues
  • Title

    • Clashing Views On Controversial Social Issues
  • Attribution

    selected, edited, and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch
  • Publication Details

    Book, 12th ed, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2004
  • Availability

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      (LOWER LEVEL)  HN59.2 .T35 2004         AVAILABLE

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  • Description

    This revised 12th edition is designed to introduce students to current controversies in sociology and social problems. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading social scientists and social commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints, and are presented in pro/con format. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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  • Notes

    • This revised 12th edition is designed to introduce students to current controversies in sociology and social problems. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading social scientists and social commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints, and are presented in pro/con format.This version will retain all of the content of the twelfth edition and feature 2 additional issues: "Does the threat of Terrorism Warrant Curtailment of Civil Liberties?" and "Has the Feminist Movement Caused More Harm Than Good?"Taking Sides titles are supported by the student Web site Dushkin Online (www.dushkin.com/online/)
  • Contents

    • Is America in moral decline?
    • Does television violence make children significantly more violent?
    • Is Third World immigration a threat to America’s way of life?
    • Do the new sex roles burden women more than men?
    • Are communication problems between men and women largely due to radically different conversation styles?
    • Should same -sex marriages be legally recognized?
    • Is the decline of the traditional family a national crisis?
    • Is increasing economic inequality a serious problem?
    • Is the underclass the major threat to American ideals?
    • Has affirmative action outlived its usefulness?
    • Is government dominated by big business?
    • Should government intervene in a capitalist economy?
    • Has welfare reform benefited the poor?
    • Should doctor-assisted suicide be legalized for the terminally ill?
    • Is street crime mor harmful than white-collar crime?
    • Should drug use be decriminalized?
    • Is capital punishment justified?
    • Is mankind dangerously harming the environment?
    • Is globalization good for mankind?
    • Does the threat of terrorism warrant curtailment of civil liberties?
    • Has feminism benefited American society?
  • ISBN

    • 0072933135
    • 9780072933130
  • Open Library ID

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