Taking sides : clashing views on controversial social issues / selected, edited, and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch.

"Expanded with two new issues"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Is America in moral decline? -- Does the news media have a liberal bias? -- Is Third World immigration a threat to America's way of life? -- Do the new sex roles burden women more than men? -- Are communication problems between men and women largely due to radically different conversation styles? -- Should same-sex marriages be legally recognized? -- Is the decline of the traditional family a national crisis? -- Is increasing economic inequality a serious problem? -- Is the underclass the major threat to American ideals? -- Has affirmative action outlived its usefulness? -- Is government dominated by big business? -- Should government intervene in a capitalist economy? -- Has welfare reform benefited the poor? -- Is competition the solution to the ills of public education? -- Should doctor-assisted suicide be legalized for the terminally ill? -- Is street crime more harmful than white-collar crime? -- Should drug use be decriminalized? -- Does the threat of terrorism warrant curtailment of civil liberties? -- Is mankind dangerously harming the environment? -- Is globalization good for mankind? -- Are the negative consequences of divorce on children substantial? -- Should the United States legitimize its actions of world leadership?