05247oam 2200649I 450 991078932500332120230126211710.01-317-45970-91-317-45971-71-315-70072-71-78402-831-210.4324/9781315700724 (CKB)3410000000004460(EBL)1982552(OCoLC)905985054(SSID)ssj0000458730(PQKBManifestationID)12230427(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458730(PQKBWorkID)10439773(PQKB)11598807(MiAaPQ)EBC1982552(OCoLC)905920806(EXLCZ)99341000000000446020180706e20152006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial issues in America an encyclopedia /James Ciment, editorLondon :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (2056 p.)First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.1-336-13917-X 0-7656-8061-0 ""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 ""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 nSocial problemsUnited StatesEncyclopediasSocial movementsUnited StatesEncyclopediasUnited StatesSocial conditionsEncyclopediasUnited StatesSocial policyEncyclopediasSocial problemsSocial movements361.973/03361.97303Ciment James1091172FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910789325003321Social issues in America3752225UNINA