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

More than 150 key social issues confronting the United States today are covered in this eight-volume set, in an A to Z format: from abortion and adoption to capital punishment and corporate crime; from obesity and organized crime to sweatshops and xenophobia. Each includes historical background on t...

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Other Authors: Ciment, James.
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Language:English
Published: Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, [2006]
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505 0 0 |g v. 1.  |t Abortion and reproductive issues -- Campaign finance reform --  |g v. 2.  |t Cancer -- Disability rights --  |g v. 3.  |t Divorce and child custody -- Gun violence and gun control --  |g v. 4.  |t Hate crimes -- Media consolidation --  |g v. 5.  |t Media sex and violence -- Pornography --  |g v. 6.  |t Poverty and wealth -- Superstores vs. Main Street --  |g v. 7.  |t Sweatshops -- Xenophobia and Nativism --  |g v. 8.  |t Index. 
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