Overview

This title undertakes an impartial, authoritative, and in-depth examination of the moral arguments and ideas behind the laws and policies that govern personal, corporate, and government behavior in the United States. This A–Z encyclopedia surveys the moral arguments that provide the foundation for many of the most important and/or divisive laws, policies, and beliefs that govern modern American society. The work discusses such controversial and important issues as abortion, civil rights, drugs and alcohol, euthanasia, guns, hate crimes, immigration, immunization, natural resource use and protection, prostitution, same-sex marriage, and workplace laws. In the process of surveying historical and current beliefs about appropriate legislative responses to these issues, this work will help readers to understand how conservative and liberal conceptions of justice, fairness, and morality are at the center of so many hot-button political and social issues in 21st century America. The essays featured in the volume cover wide-ranging and controversial topics related to constitutional and religious freedoms, crime and punishment, sexuality and reproduction, environmental protection and public health, national security and civil liberties, social welfare programs, and education.

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Author:   Donald P. Haider-Markel (University of Kansas, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Edition:   Annotated edition
Weight:   0.851kg
ISBN:  

9781440849701

ISBN 10:   1440849706
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   07 January 2020
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Abortion Alcohol Restrictions Animal Rights and Welfare Border Security and Immigration Civil Rights and Free Speech Climate Change Cloning Death Penalty Disability Discrimination in K–12 Education Driving Under the Influence Drones and Unmanned (Smart) Weapons Systems Drug Use and Policy Economic Inequality Education Energy Production Environmental Protection and Conservation Eugenics Evolution and Creationism Extraordinary Rendition Farming—Livestock Gambling Genetic Engineering Homelessness Homosexuality Illegal/Undocumented Immigration Minimum Wage Obesity Organ Donation Police Use of Force Pornography Poverty and Social Welfare Prayer and Religious Observance Religious Freedom Reproductive Services and Infertility Right to Die/Physician-assisted Suicide Same-Sex Marriage Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms) Sex Education in Public Schools Sin Taxes Surveillance Terrorism and Counterterrorism Torture and Extreme Interrogation Techniques Transgender Issues Selected Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors Index

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Donald P. Haider-Markel is professor and chair of political science at the University of Kansas. His research and teaching are focused on the dynamics between public opinion, political representation, political behavior, and public policy.

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