| Description |
375 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-352) and index. |
| Contents |
No strange bedfellows -- Pulling the plug -- Physician-assisted suicide -- The war on drugs -- The War on Terrorism -- Affirmative action -- Pornography, child pornography, and the Internet -- Abortion -- Homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and polygamy -- Genetic engineering and designer children -- Wages and taxes -- Health care in America -- Immigration -- Globalization. |
| Summary |
"Wenz maps out twelve political philosophies - ranging from theocracy and free-market conservatism to feminism and cosmopolitanism - on which Americans draw when taking political positions. He then turns his focus to some of America's most controversial issues and, through in-depth discussions of fourteen of them, shows how ideologically diverse coalitions can emerge. These hot-button issues include extending life by artificial means (as in the Terri Schiavo case), the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, affirmative action, abortion, same-sex marriage, health care, immigration, and globalization."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
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Social problems -- United States.
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Ideology -- United States.
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Political science -- United States -- Philosophy.
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| ISBN |
9780262012959 (alk. paper) |
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0262012952 (alk. paper) |
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