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The work brings into focus a broad array of key issues confronting American society today. In-depth entries lay out the controversies debated in the media, on campuses, in government, in boardrooms, and in homes and neighborhoods across the United States. Critical issues in criminology, medicine, religion, commerce, education, the environment, media, family life, and science are all carefully described and examined in a scholarly yet accessible way

PrefaceVOLUME 1: BUSINESS AND ECONOMYAdvertising and the Invasion of PrivacyAffirmative ActionBank BailoutsConglomeration and Media MonopoliesConsumer Credit and Household DebtCorporate GovernanceCorporate Tax SheltersDebt, Deficits, and the EconomyDumping of ImportsElection Campaign FinanceExecutive PayFinancial RegulationForeign Direct InvestmentFree TradeGlass CeilingGlobalizationGovernment SubsidiesHealth CareImmigrant WorkersIncome Tax, PersonalIntellectual Property RightsInterest Groups and LobbyingLabor, OrganizedMarketing of Alcohol and TobaccoMarketing to ChildrenMarketing to Women and GirlsMinimum WageOil Economics and BusinessOutsourcing and OffshoringPensionsPoverty and RacePrescription Drug CostsSex and AdvertisingSocial SecuritySupply Chain Security and TerrorismSustainabilityTrade Deficits (and Surpluses)UnemploymentWar and the EconomyBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndexVOLUME 2: CRIMINAL JUSTICEAfrican American Criminal InjusticeAlternative Treatments for Criminal OffendersBorder FenceClass JusticeCorporate CrimeCruel and Unusual PunishmentCybercrimeDeath PenaltyDNA Usage in Criminal JusticeDomestic Violence InterventionsDrug Trafficking and Narco-TerrorismDWI and Drug TestingExpert Witness TestimonyEyewitness IdentificationGang Injunction LawsGun ControlHuman Smuggling and TraffickingIdentity TheftImmigration and Employment Law EnforcementInsanity DefenseJuvenile JusticeJuveniles Treated as AdultsMiranda WarningsMiscarriages of JusticePatriot ActPolice BrutalityPolice CorruptionPrison ConstructionPrison Sexual AssaultPrisons&mdash;SupermaxPublic Defender SystemRacial, National Origin, and Religion ProfilingRight-Wing ExtremismSchool ViolenceSearch WarrantsSerial Murder and Mass MurderSex-Offender RegistriesSexual Assault and Sexual HarassmentSocial JusticeThree-Strikes LawsWar on DrugsBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndexVOLUME 3: FAMILY AND SOCIETYAbortionAddiction and FamilyAdoption&mdash;International and TransracialAfrican American Fathers and AbsenteeismAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Bilingual EducationBirth ControlCharter SchoolsChild AbuseChild CareClergy Sex-Abuse ScandalCorporal PunishmentCreationism, Intelligent Design, and EvolutionDeadbeat ParentsDesegregationDivorceDomestic PartnershipsDomestic Violence&mdash;Behaviors and CausesDropoutsDrugsEarly Childhood EducationEating DisordersElder AbuseElder CareEmployed MothersEuthanasia and Physician-Assisted SuicideFoster CareGamblingGangsGay Parent AdoptionGays in the MilitaryGender SocializationGovernment Role in SchoolingHomelessnessImmigration ReformInclusive SchoolingJuvenile DelinquencyMental HealthNew Religious MovementsNo Child Left Behind (NCLB)Nutrition in SchoolsObscenity and IndecencyPornographyPoverty and Public AssistancePrayer in Public SchoolsReligious Symbols on Government PropertySchool ChoiceSelf-Injury and Body ImageShock Jocks, or Rogue Talk RadioStandardized TestingSteroid Use by AthletesSuicide and Suicide PreventionSurrogacyTeen PregnancyVideo GamesViolence and MediaBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndexVOLUME 4: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGYAcid RainAging InfrastructureAir PollutionAirport and Aviation SecurityAnimals Used for Testing and ResearchAutomobile Energy EfficienciesBiodieselBiotechnologyBrownfields DevelopmentCancerCarbon OffsetsCarbon TaxesChildhood Asthma and the EnvironmentChildren and CancerClimate ChangeClinical Trials and Scientific EthicsCloningCoalCumulative Emissions: Impacts and RisksDeep Ecology and Radical EnvironmentalismEmissions TradingEndangered SpeciesEnvironmental Audits and Industrial PrivilegeEnvironmental Impact StatementsEnvironmental JusticeEpidemics and PandemicsEugenicsFederal Environmental Land UseFood SafetyFossil FuelsGenetic EngineeringGenetically Modified OrganismsGlobal WarmingHIV/AIDSHormone Disruptors: Endocrine DisruptorsHuman Genome ProjectIncineration and Resource RecoveryIndustrial Agricultural Practices and the EnvironmentIndustrial Feeding Operations for AnimalsInfluenzaInternetLand PollutionLead ExposureLoggingMedical EthicsMedical MarijuanaMining of Natural ResourcesMissile DefenseNational Parks and ConcessionsNature versus NurtureNuclear EnergyObesityOff-Label Drug UseOil Drilling and the Environment: The Case of ANWRPersistent Organic PollutantsPesticidesReproductive TechnologyRobots and Social RoboticsSolar EnergySprawlStem Cell ResearchStock Grazing and the EnvironmentSurveillance&mdash;TechnologicalTransportation and the EnvironmentVaccinesVoting TechnologiesWaste ManagementWater PollutionWatershed Protection and Soil ConservationWild Animal ReintroductionWind EnergyBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex

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This single-source reference will help students and general readers alike understand the most critical issues facing American society today.Featuring the work of almost 200 expert contributors, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues comprises four volumes, each devoted to a particular subject area.

Encyclopedia of contemporary American social issues