Social issues in America : an encyclopedia / / James Ciment, editor

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2056 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.973/03; 361.97303
• Soggetto topico: Social problems - United States; Social movements - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions Encyclopedias; United States Social policy Encyclopedias
• Altri autori: CimentJames
• Note generali: First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 ""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Social issues in America
• ISBN: 1-317-45970-9; 1-317-45971-7; 1-315-70072-7; 1-78402-831-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809222103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II