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008			100615s2010 xx eng d
020			_a9780078050015 (pbk.) : _c40.15
020			_a0078050014 (pbk.) : _c40.15
040			_aBaker & Taylor
050		4	_aHN59.2 _b.T35 2011
069			_a07112886
090			_aTOPIC HN 59.2 .T35 2011
090			_aHN 59.2 .T35 2011
245	1	0	_aTaking sides : _bClashing views on social issues / _cselected, edited and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch.
246	3		_aSocial issues.
250			_a16th ed.
260	0		_bMcGraw-Hill/Dushkin, _aNew York : _c2011.
300			_axxviii, 401 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aTaking Sides
500			_aCulture and values. Does the news media have a liberal bias? ; Is third world immigration a threat to America's way of life? -- Sex roles, gender, and the family. Does divorce have long-term damaging effects on children? ; Does the "mommy track" (part-time work) improve women's lives? ; Should same-sex marriages be legally recognized? -- Stratification and inequality. Is increasing economic inequality a serious problem? ; Has feminism benefited American society? ; Has affirmative action outlived its usefulness? ; Are barriers to women's success as leaders due to societal obstacles? -- Political economy and institutions. Is America dominated by big business? ; Does capitalism undermine democracy? ; Should government intervene in a capitalist economy? ; Has welfare reform benefited the poor? ; Is competition the reform that will fix education? ; Should biotechnology be used to alter and enhance humans? -- Crime and social control. Is street crime more harmful than white-collar crime? ; Should laws against drug use remain restrictive? ; Are we headed toward a nuclear 9/11? -- The future : population/environment/society. Are declining growth rates rather than rapid population growth today's major global population problem? ; Is humankind dangerously harming the environment? ; Is globalization good for humankind?
650		0	_aSocial conflict _zUnited States. _9179374
650		0	_aSocial problems. _9179375
650		0	_aInterpersonal relations. _9179376
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial conditions _y1980- _9179377
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial policy _y1993- _9179378
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial policy _y1980-1993. _9179379
700	1		_aFinsterbusch, Kurt. _9179380
830		0	_aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series _9179381
852			_9p40.15 _y06-17-2010
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942			_cBOOK _011
998			_atopic _b06-17-10 _cm _da _e- _feng _gxx _h0
935			_aPO39192
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