Issues in race, ethnicity, gender, and class : selections from CQ researcher.

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ISBN:

9781412979672

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : SAGE/Pine Forge, c2010.

Physical Description:

xiv, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Affirmative Action: Is it Time to End Racial Preferences? Human Trafficking and Slavery: Are the World's Nations Doing Enough to Stamp it Out? Immigration Debate: Can Politicians Find a Way to Curb Illegal Immigration? Racial Diversity in Public Schools: Has the Supreme Court Dealt a Blow to Integration? Reparations Movement: Should Payments Be Made for Historical Wrongs? Americans Indians: Are They Making Meaningful Progress at Last? American's Border Fence: Will it Stem the Flow of Illegal Immigrants? China in Africa: Is China Gaining Control of Africa's Resources? Anti-Semitism in Europe: Are Israel's Policies Spurring a New Wave of Hate Crimes? Anti-Americanism: Is Anger at the U.S. Growing? Crisis in Darfur: Is There Any Hope for Peace? The Obama Presidency: Can Barack Obama Deliver the Change He Promises? Middle-Class Squeeze: Is More Government Aid Needed? Women's Rights: Are Violence and Discrimination Against Women Declining? Gay Marriage Showdowns: Will Voters Bar Marriage for Same-Sex Cauples?

Subject Term:

Sexism -- United States.

Social stratification -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations.

United States -- Ethnic relations.

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CQ researcher.

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Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class is now available through CourseSmart. Request an online exam copy today. The Obama Presidency: Can Barack Obama deliver the change he promises? Middle-Class Squeeze: Is more government aid needed? Gay Marriage Showdowns: Will voters bar marriage for same-sex couples?

These are just a few of the provocative questions contested in Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class. This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again!

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In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:

A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single question A detailed chronology of key dates and events An annotated bibliography and Web resources Outlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years Photos, charts, graphs, and maps