American values
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Mary E. Williams, book editor.
Contributors: Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Social values -- United States; United States -- Moral conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Patriotism should be promoted / William J. Bennett; title: Patriotism should be abandoned / Robert Jensen; title: Capitalism is beneficial / John Mueller; title: Capitalism is not always beneficial / David Hilfiker; title: Religion is essential to America / Joe Lieberman; title: Religion is not essential to America / Dan Barker; title: America's youth are in moral decline / James A. Lee; title: America's youth are advancing morally / Jonathan V. Last; title: Popular culture undermines American values / Steve Bonta; title: Popular culture does not undermine American values / John Derbyshire; title: Consumerism harms American culture / Dolores Curran; title: Consumerism benefits American culture / James B. Twitchell; title: Valuing diversity is patriotic / Martha C. Nussbaum; title: Valuing diversity is not patriotic / David Warren Saxe; title: Patriotism and liberalism are compatible / Craig Cox; title: The patriotism of some liberals is questionable / Jonah Goldberg; title: Supporting war is not patriotic / Howard Zinn; title: Supporting the peace movement is not patriotic / David Horowitz; title: Policies that favor the traditional family strengthen American values / Bridget Maher; title: Policies that favor the traditional family threaten American values / Wendy Kaminer; title: A commitment to the common good enhances American values / Larry Park Daloz; title: A commitment to the common good endangers American values / Robert Tracinski; title: The ten commandments should be publicly displayed / Justin Dyer; title: The ten commandments should not be publicly displayed / J.R. Labbe.