TY  - BOOK
AU  - Finsterbusch,Kurt
AU  - McKenna,George
TI  - Taking sides : clashing views on controversial social issues.
SN  - 0879675349
AV  - HN59.2.T35  
U1  - 306/.0973 19
PY  - 1984///
CY  - Guilford, CT
PB  - Dushkin Pub. Group
KW  - Social conflict
KW  - United States
KW  - Social problems
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1980-2020
KW  - Social policy
KW  - 1980-1993
N1  - Includes bibliographies and index; Contents: Introduction: debating social issue -- Should the study of society be value free? -- Does sociology benefit society? -- Is social behavior genetically determined -- Does lower-class culture perpetuate poverty? -- Should we bring back community? -- Has the women's movement helped women? -- Are traditional families more successful? -- Is modern work alienating? -- Is economic inequality beneficial to society? -- Does welfare do more harm than good? -- Is racial oppression declining in America? -- Is affirmative action reverse discrimination? -- Does an elite rule America? -- Are profits the only social responsibility? -- Is incapacitation the answer to the crime problem? -- Was it right to empty the mental hospitals? -- Is nuclear deterrence irrational? -- Is the world threatened by a population bomb? -- Is the environment improving? -- The future: are prosperity and freedom endangered? --
ER  -