Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia

by James Ciment

Overview

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 near-term and future implications for society. In addition, each entry includes a chronology, a bibliography, and a directory of Internet resources for further research as well as primary documents and statistical tables highlighting the debates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317459705
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/04/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	2055
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

James Ciment

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Abortion and Reproductive Issues, Fiona M. Young-Brown; Chapter 2 Academic Freedom, Mark W. Robbins; Chapter 3 Adoption, Anna Gersh; Chapter 4 Advertising, Children’s, Alison Alexander, Keisha Hoerrner; Chapter 5 Affirmative Action, John Fobanjong; Chapter 6 Ageism, Erdman B. Palmore; Chapter 7 AIDS/HIV, Eric Brahm; Chapter 8 Air Pollution, Ashok Kumar; Chapter 9 Air Travel: Safety, Security, and Service, Willis J. Nordlund; Chapter 10 Alcohol and Alcoholism, Sarah W. Tracy; Chapter 11 Animal Rights, Niall Shanks; Chapter 12 Anti-Muslim Discrimination and Violence, Kathleen M. Moore; Chapter 13 Anti-Semitism, Angelo Georgakis; Chapter 14 Arson, Wayne S. Wooden, Erika G. Peterson; Chapter 15 Arts Funding and Censorship, Jules Odendahl-James; Chapter 16 At-Risk Students: Higher Education, Randy Moore; Chapter 17 Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, David Trevino; Chapter 18 Autism, Suzanne M. Carter; Chapter 19 Automobile and Highway Safety, Richard C. Porter; Chapter 20 Bilingualism, James Ciment; Chapter 21 Birth Control, Alesha E. Doan; Chapter 22 Campaign Finance Reform, Glenn H. Utter; Chapter 23 Cancer, James S. Olson; Chapter 24 Capital Punishment, Mark Tunick; Chapter 25 Census Issues, Edmund Ramsden; Chapter 26 Cheating, Academic, Glenn Ellen Starr Stilling; Chapter 27 Child Abuse and Molestation, J. Keith Green; Chapter 28 Child Labor, Sandy Hobbs, James McKechnie; Chapter 29 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Leonard Jason; Chapter 30 Church-State Separation, Tinsley E. Yarbrough; Chapter 31 Civil Liberties, Stephen Sanders; Chapter 32 Civil Rights, Maruice Mangum; Chapter 33 Coastal Pollution and Wetlands Protection, Mary Hallock Morris; Chapter 34 College Sports, David J. Leonard; Chapter 35 Computer Crime and Hacking, Joseph Migga Kizza; Chapter 36 Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy, Arthur Holst; Chapter 37 Corporal Punishment, J. Keith Green; Chapter 38 Corporate Crime, James William Coleman; Chapter 39 Corporate Downsizing, Wayne F. Cascio; Chapter 40 Crime, Giuseppe M. Fazari, Guy Patrick Cunningham; Chapter 41 Criminal Rights, Scott Ciment; Chapter 42 “Cults?? and Alternative Religions, J. Keith Green; Chapter 43 Defense Spending and Preparedness, Cynthia A. Watson; Chapter 44 Deforestation and Logging, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 45 Disability Rights, Fred Pelka; Chapter 46 Divorce and Child Custody, Glenda Riley; Chapter 47 Domestic Violence, Carisa R. Showden; Chapter 48 Drought and Aquifer Depletion, Brad D. Lookingbill; Chapter 49 Drug Abuse, Andrew L. Cherry; Chapter 50 Drugs, War on, Ron Chepesiuk; Chapter 51 Eating Disorders, Richelle Moen Moore; Chapter 52 Energy Dependency, N. Hassoun; Chapter 53 Environmental Justice, Andrew J. Hund; Chapter 54 Environmentally Induced Illnesses, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 55 Euthanasia, James Stacey Taylor; Chapter 56 Evolution Education, Randy Moore; Chapter 57 Extinction and Species Loss: Biota Invasion and Habitat Destruction, Phillip Drennon Thomas; Chapter 58 Farm Issues, James Ciment; Chapter 59 Food and Drug Safety, Jack High; Chapter 60 Foster Care, Janet R. Hutchinson; Chapter 61 Gambling, William N. Thompson; Chapter 62 Gangs, Charla Waxman; Chapter 63 Gay and Lesbian Rights, Donald P. Haider-Markel; Chapter 64 Genetic Engineering, Glenn McGee, Vanessa Kuhn, Pasquale Patrizio, Claire Robertson-Kraft; Chapter 65 Gentrification, David J. Leonard; Chapter 66 Global Warming, Bruce E. Johansen; Chapter 67 Gulf War Syndrome and other Veterans’ Illnesses, Patrick G. Eddington; Chapter 68 Gun Violence and Gun Control, Robert J. Spitzer; Chapter 69 Hate Crimes, Donald P. Haider-Markel; Chapter 70 Hate Radio and Internet, Tanis Lovercheck-Saunders; Chapter 71 Hate Speech, Matthew N. Drumheller; Chapter 72 Healthcare Reform, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld; Chapter 73 Heart Disease and Cardiology, Allen B. Weisse; Chapter 74 Homelessness, Catherine C. Galley; Chapter 75 Housing, Affordable, Kim Haselhoff; Chapter 76 Human Experimentation, Ellen Grigsby; Chapter 77 Identity Theft, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 78 Immigration Policy and Law, Bill Ong Hing; Chapter 79 Immigration, Illegal, David W. Haines; Chapter 80 Indoor Air Pollution, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 81 Infectious Disease and Epidemics, LadyJane Hickey; Chapter 82 Infrastructure Deterioration, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 83 Intellectual Property Rights, Oren Bracha; Chapter 84 Journalistic Ethics, Stephen D. Cooper; Chapter 85 Judicial Reform, Anthony Champagne; Chapter 86 Juvenile Justice, David S. Tanenhaus; Chapter 87 Legal Services for the Poor, Catherine Paden; Chapter 88 Literacy, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 89 Mandatory Sentencing, David Shichor; Chapter 90 Marijuana, Jason Brennan; Chapter 91 Mass Transit, Fred Laurence Williams; Chapter 92 Media Bias, Stephen D. Cooper; Chapter 93 Media Consolidation, Allen Habib; Chapter 94 Media Sex and Violence, Jennings Bryant, R. Glenn Cummins; Chapter 95 Medical Malpractice Reform, R.C. Lim; Chapter 96 Medicare and Medicaid Reform, R.C. Lim; Chapter 97 Medicine, Complementary and Alternative, James C. Whorton; Chapter 98 Mental Illness, Charla Waxman; Chapter 99 Migrant Workers, Judith A. Gouwens; Chapter 100 Militia Movement, Donald P. Haider-Markel; Chapter 101 Minimum and Living Wages, Willis J. Nordlund; Chapter 102 Money Laundering, Trifin J. Roule, Michael Salak; Chapter 103 Native Americans and Government Policy, Jerry Stubben; Chapter 104 Natural Disasters and Disaster Relief, Thomas A. Birkland; Chapter 105 Needle Exchange Programs, Francis Wolf, Philip Russell, Josiah D. Rich; Chapter 106 Noise Pollution, Arthur Holst; Chapter 107 Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) Issues, Don Munton, Takehiko Murayama; Chapter 108 Nuclear Power and Waste, Dianne Rahm; Chapter 109 Nuclear Weapons, Ron Powaski; Chapter 110 Obesity, Richelle Moen Moore; Chapter 111 Occupational Safety and Health, Willis J. Nordlund; Chapter 112 Organ and Tissue Transplants, James Stacey Taylor; Chapter 113 Organic Foods, Gwendolyn Blue; Chapter 114 Organized Crime, Stefano Luconi; Chapter 115 Plagiarism, Literary and Artistic, Marilyn Randall; Chapter 116 Police Abuse and Corruption, David J. Leonard; Chapter 117 Pornography, Thomas C. Mackey; Chapter 118 Poverty and Wealth, Lisa A. Keister; Chapter 119 Prison Reform and Prisoner Rights, Debra L. Stanley; Chapter 120 Privacy, Robert Ellis Smith, John R. Vile; Chapter 121 Prostitution, David J. Langum; Chapter 122 Public Opinion Polling, Brandon Rottinghaus; Chapter 123 Racial Profiling, Tim Berard; Chapter 124 Rape, J. Keith Green; Chapter 125 Recycling and Conservation, Richard C. Porter; Chapter 126 Redlining, Loan Discrimination, and Predatory Lending, Gregory D. Squires; Chapter 127 Rioting, Randy Wells; Chapter 128 School Standards and Testing, Anna Gersh; Chapter 129 School Violence, David Trevino; Chapter 130 School Vouchers and Privatization, Terri B. Davis; Chapter 131 Scientific Research Ethics, Mark S. Davis; Chapter 132 Secrecy, Government, Steven Wise; Chapter 133 Sex Education, Alesha E. Doan, Jean Calterone Williams; Chapter 134 Sexual Harassment, Martha F Davis; Chapter 135 Single Parenting and Out-of-Wedlock Births, Brenda Edgerton Conley; Chapter 136 Social Security Reform, Willis J. Nordlund; Chapter 137 Space Exploration, Rolando Avila; Chapter 138 Special Education, Anna Gersh; Chapter 139 Stem Cell Research, Glenn McGee, Vanessa Kuhn, Pasquale Patrizio, Claire Robertson-Kraft; Chapter 140 Stress, Glenn Ellen Starr Stilling; Chapter 141 Students’ Rights, Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Ellen Bueschel; Chapter 142 Suicide, Tillman Rodabough, Elizabeth Kelly; Chapter 143 Superstores vs. Main Street, Catherine C. Galley; Chapter 144 Sweatshops, Matt Zwolinski; Chapter 145 Taxes and Tax Reform, Joseph J. Thorndike; Chapter 146 Term Limits, Renée Bukovchik Van Vechten; Chapter 147 Terrorism, Domestic, James Ciment; Chapter 148 Terrorism, Foreign, Omar Lizardo; Chapter 149 Terrorism, War on, Mitchell McNaylor; Chapter 150 Tobacco, Rodabough Tillman, Elizabeth Kelly; Chapter 151 Tort Reform, Mathew Manweller; Chapter 152 Toxic Waste, Dianne Rahm; Chapter 153 Traffic Congestion, Fred Laurence Williams; Chapter 154 Unemployment, Willis J. Nordlund; Chapter 155 Unions, Willis J. Nordlund; Chapter 156 Urban Sprawl, Donald C. Williams; Chapter 157 Voluntarism and Volunteering, Richard Gibbons Holtzman; Chapter 158 Voting Issues, Jeremy M. Teigen; Chapter 159 Waste Disposal, Steven H. Corey; Chapter 160 Water Pollution, James Fargo Balliett; Chapter 161 Weapons of Mass Destruction, Rolando Avila; Chapter 162 Welfare and Welfare Reform, Catherine Paden; Chapter 163 Wilderness Protection, James Morton Turner; Chapter 164 Women’s Rights, Fiona M. Young-Brown; Chapter 165 Xenophobia and Nativism, Stefano Luconi;

Editorial Reviews

More than 150 key social issues confronting the United States today are covered in this reasonably priced eight-volume set: from abortion and adoption to capital punishment and corporate crime; from obesity and organized crime to sweatshops and xenophobia. Meant to serve as a one-stop resource for the researcher, the set covers each topic in impressive detail, enriching the already lengthy entries with tables, figures, chronologies, glossaries, and primary source documents. A good buy for libraries catering to students of history and social science.-Mirela Roncevic Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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