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Subject(s)

• Social problems—United States—Encyclopedias [Browse]
• Social movements—United States—Encyclopedias [Browse]
• United States—Social conditions—Encyclopedias [Browse]
• United States—Social policy—Encyclopedias [Browse]

Related name

• Ciment, James [Browse]

Summary note

Truly comprehensive in scope - and arranged in A-Z format for quick access - this eight-volume set is a one-source reference for anyone researching the historical and contemporary details of more than 170 major issues confronting American society. Entries cover the full range of hotly contested social issues - including economic, scientific, environmental, criminal, legal, security, health, and media topics. Each entry discusses the historical origins of the problem or debate; past means used to deal with the issue; the current controversy surrounding the issue from all perspectives; and the n

Notes

First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• ""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""Topic Finder ""; ""Cross Reference Index ""; ""Contributors ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Volume 1""; ""Abortion and Reproductive Issues ""; ""Academic Freedom ""; ""Adoption ""; ""Advertising, Children's ""
• ""Affirmative Action """"Ageism ""; ""AIDS/HIV ""; ""Air Pollution ""; ""Air Travel: Safety, Security, and Service ""; ""Alcohol and Alcoholism ""; ""Animal Rights ""; ""Anti-Muslim Discrimination and Violence ""; ""Anti-Semitism ""; ""Arson ""; ""Arts Funding and Censorship ""
• ""At-Risk Students: Higher Education """"Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder ""; ""Autism ""; ""Automobile and Highway Safety ""; ""Bilingualism ""; ""Birth Control ""; ""Campaign Finance Reform ""; ""Volume 2""; ""Cancer ""; ""Capital Punishment ""; ""Census Issues ""; ""Cheating, Academic ""
• ""Child Abuse and Molestation """"Child Labor ""; ""Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ""; ""Church-State Separation ""; ""Civil Liberties ""; ""Civil Rights ""; ""Coastal Pollution and Wetlands Protection ""; ""College Sports ""; ""Computer Crime and Hacking ""; ""Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy ""
• ""Corporal Punishment """"Corporate Crime ""; ""Corporate Downsizing ""; ""Crime ""; ""Criminal Rights ""; """"Cults"" and Alternative Religions ""; ""Defense Spending and Preparedness ""; ""Deforestation and Logging ""; ""Disability Rights ""; ""Volume 3""; ""Divorce and Child Custody ""
• ""Domestic Violence ""

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ISBN

• 1-317-45970-9
• 1-317-45971-7
• 1-315-70072-7
• 1-78402-831-2

OCLC

• 905985054
• 905920806

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315700724

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