Culture wars in America : an encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices /
Credo Reference (Firm),distributor.
Chapman, Roger,1960-
Ciment, James.
The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarization that has characterized American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction to the second edition: Culture wars revisited -- Introduction to the first edition: Culture wars in America - rhetoric and reality -- A-Z Entries -- Primary documents: Abortion; Academic freedom; Affirmative Action; Afghanistan War; Birther Movement; Campaign finance reform; Capital punishment; Church and state; Climate change; College tuition and student debt; Corporate scandals; Corporate welfare; Creationism and intelligent design; Debt, federal; Drilling, oil and gas; Election of 2012; Gays in the military; Gun control; Health care; Illegal immigrants; Iran, relations with; Iraq War; Labor unions; Media bias; Medical Marijuana; Muslim Americans; Obesity epidemic; Occupy Movement; Pensions, public; Pornography; Public Broadcasting Service; Racial profiling; Recession of 2007-2009; Right to die; Same-sex marriage; Social security; Stem-cell research; Supreme Court, U.S.; Vietnam War; Voter fraud and voter ID laws; WikiLeaks; Women in the military.
The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarization that has characterized American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader.
Description based on title page of print version.
First published 2014 by M.E. Sharpe.
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