@article{712195,
      author = {Ciment, James,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/712195},
      title = {Social issues in America an encyclopedia / [electronic  resource] :},
      abstract = {This work covers hotly contested social issues in America  today-everything from abortion, academic freedom, and  affirmative action to consumer debt, homeland security,  illegal immigration, poverty and wealth, reproductive  rights, and terrorism. Each entry discusses the historical  origins of a particular debate or controversy; the means  for dealing with it in the past; current perspectives and  arguments; and the implications for society in the near-  and long-term future.},
      recid = {712195},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
}