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

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?