Social Justice

by Haugen, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780737747843
• ISBN10: 0737747846
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?	p. 11
Introduction	p. 14
Should America Do More to Reduce Economic Inequality?
Chapter Preface	p. 20
Workers Must Fight to Close the Income Gap	p. 22
The Income Gap Is Exaggerated	p. 28
America Needs the Fair Tax System	p. 35
The Fair Tax System Is Unfair	p. 40
Raising the Minimum Wage Will Help the Poor	p. 46
Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Help the Poor	p. 54
Periodical Bibliography	p. 60
What Policies Would Promote Social Justice for Minorities?
Chapter Preface	p. 62
Affirmative Action Programs Promote Equal Opportunity	p. 64
Affirmative Action Programs Do Not Promote Equal Opportunity	p. 75
Gay Marriage Promotes Equality	p. 83
Gay Marriage Harms Society	p. 87
Slavery Reparations Would Promote Social Justice for African Americans	p. 93
Restitution and Reparations Would Promote Social Justice for Native Americans	p. 103
African Americans and Native Americans Do Not Deserve Reparations	p. 113
Periodical Bibliography	p. 117
What Policies Would Promote Social Justice for Women?
Chapter Preface	p. 119
The Gender Wage Gap Needs to Be Remedied	p. 121
The Gender Wage Gap Is a Myth	p. 134
The Glass Ceiling in Politics Needs to Be Shattered	p. 145
The Glass Ceiling in Politics Has Been Shattered	p. 150
Periodical Bibliography	p. 155
What Global Policies Promote Social Justice?
Chapter Preface	p. 157
Globalization Is Increasing Social Justice	p. 159
Globalization Is Not Increasing Social Justice	p. 166
Foreign Aid Benefits Developing Nations	p. 172
Foreign Aid Harms Developing Nations	p. 180
Genetically Modified Crops Can Help Ease World Hunger	p. 190
Genetically Modified Food Will Not Ease World Hunger	p. 196
Periodical Bibliography	p. 201
For Further Discussion	p. 202
Organizations to Contact	p. 206
Bibliography of Books	p. 213
Index	p. 217
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