Debating Social Problems
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Author | : Leonard A. Steverson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2018-09-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1351388657 |
Debating Social Problems emphasizes the process of debate as a means of addressing social problems and helps students engage in active learning. The debate format covers sensitive material in a way that encourages students to talk about this material openly in class. This succinct text includes activities that promote critical thinking and includes examples from current events.
Author | : John B. Williamson |
Publisher | : Little Brown |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Kurt Finsterbusch |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Debating social issues; Basic issues in the discipline; Perspective on culture; The individual and institutions: family and work; Stratification and inequality; Politica economy; Deviance and social control; Population/environment/society.
Author | : Andrew Bard Schmookler |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1999-05-13 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780262264532 |
Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war incontemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is goodsocial order to be achieved? Through the ingenious means of a fictional Internet conversation among two dozen or so Americans from various walks of life and every shade of the ideological spectrum, Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war in contemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is good social order to be achieved? Traditionalists and conservatives, who tend to view human nature as inherently sinful, argue that good order must be imposed from above, by parental authority and ruling powers, by the forces of law and tradition, and, ultimately, by God. Counterculturalists and liberals, who tend to believe in the inherent goodness of human nature, claim that well-supported children will develop into well-ordered adults and that adults empowered to make their own choices will form a healthy, well-ordered society. These opposing visions underlie a host of current controversies, including philosophies of child-rearing and education, social and political policy, sexual morality, and the evolution-creation debate. By exposing the limitations of both points of view, Andrew Bard Schmookler shows how the culture war presents a challenge to all Americans. This challenge is to integrate the half-truths advanced by both sides into a higher wisdom, one that promises to take the American experiment—to see whether humans can enjoy both the blessings of liberty and the fruits of good order—to the next level of its evolution, toward which it has been straining for the better part of a century.
Author | : Laurence Thomas |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2009-02-04 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0470766476 |
In this important and engaging volume, international scholars present opposing viewpoints to debate ten of the most important issues in contemporary social philosophy. Provides an original analysis of some of society’s most pressing issues Written by an outstanding cast of international scholars Issues covered include the nature of freedom, the limits of religious tolerance, affirmative action, parenting, the death penalty, privacy, violence, world hunger, social diversity, homosexuality, and abortion Invites the reader to participate in the exchange of arguments
Author | : Lori Shein |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
A collection of essays that offer opposing viewpoints on the role of equality in contemporary social issues, discussing such topics as poverty, racism, and criminal justice.
Author | : James A. Holstein |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780762302963 |
This series is designed to foster debates on the sociology of social problems by presenting a forum where sociologists of this discipline can present and argue opposed positions on epistemological, moral and political issues that are central to the field.
Author | : Robert P. Watson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005-01-10 |
Genre | : Political participation |
ISBN | : 9780757515729 |
Debating the Issues: American Government and Politics, by Robert Watson, is the perfect supplemental text to get students to both debate the issues and think critically about politics and governance. Designed for both introductory and advanced courses in American government or American politics, this book features a collection of 30 debates including both enduring, central questions in Political Science and current issues taken straight from the headlines.
Author | : John B. Williamson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 1974 |
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Author | : Michael Rosino |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2021-03-16 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1315295156 |
Since President Nixon coined the phrase, the "War on Drugs" has presented an important change in how people view and discuss criminal justice practices and drug laws. The term evokes images of militarization, punishment, and violence, as well as combat and the potential for victory. It is no surprise then that questions such as whether the "War on Drugs" has "failed" or "can be won" have animated mass media and public debate for the past 40 years. Through analysis of 30 years of newspaper content, Debating the Drug War examines the social and cultural contours of this heated debate and explores how proponents and critics of the controversial social issues of drug policy and incarceration frame their arguments in mass media. Additionally, it looks at the contemporary public debate on the "War on Drugs" through an analysis of readers’ comments drawn from the comments sections of online news articles. Through a discussion of the findings and their implications, the book illuminates the ways in which ideas about race, politics, society, and crime, and forms of evidence and statistics such as rates of arrest and incarceration or the financial costs of drug policies and incarceration are advanced, interpreted, and contested. Further, the book will bring to light how people form a sense of their racial selves in debates over policy issues tied to racial inequality such as the "War on Drugs" through narratives that connect racial categories to concepts such as innocence, criminality, free will, and fairness. Debating the Drug War offers readers a variety of concepts and theoretical perspectives that they can use to make sense of these vital issues in contemporary society.