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02954aam a2200325 a 4500 001 704E39F421D511E89CD8FA4797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180307010114 008 040910s2004 ctua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780072933130 020 $a 0072933135 035 $a (OCoLC)52850349 040 $a ZZC $c ZZC $d KUT $d OCLCQ $d XY4 $d SILO 245 00 $a Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial social issues / $c selected, edited, and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch. 246 30 $a Clashing views on controversial social issues 250 $a 12th ed. 260 $a Guilford, Conn. : $b McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, $c c2004. 300 $a xvi, 417 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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? 520 $a 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/). 650 0 $a Social conflict $z United States. 650 0 $a Social problems. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 1980- 651 0 $a United States $x Social policy $y 1993- 700 1 $a Finsterbusch, Kurt, $d 1935- 856 1 $u http://www.dushkin.com/online/ 941 $a 1 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20180307014202.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=704E39F421D511E89CD8FA4797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search