
- 400 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Covering everything from abortion to gun control to immigration, this book explains policies and positions of today's Democratic and Republican parties, giving readers a complete understanding of modern-day American politics and the 2016 presidential race. This book cuts through rhetorical platitudes and partisan distortions to provide a balanced and up-to-date resource for understanding policy debates on social issues in statehouses around the country as well as in Washington, DC. It provides broad coverage of the parties and the forces that affect each party's positions, examining every major social policy and taking into account historical differences between Democrats and Republicans in an evenhanded manner, with emphasis on the key ideologies that set the two parties apart during the 2008–2014 midterms. Author Timothy Kneeland presents an in-depth study of the diversity of political opinion on today's most pressing social issues, digging deeper than the typical black-or-white presentation of these debates in the media. Readers will gain a detailed understanding of how the parties agree, disagree, and find compromise on the broad range of problems and issues facing American society in the 21st century.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Abortion
- Affirmative Action
- Animal Rights/Animal Welfare
- Birth Control
- Bullying
- Climate Change
- Death Penalty
- Disability Rights
- Education
- Entitlement Programs
- Environmental Protection
- Equal Pay for Women
- Family Policy
- Gay Marriage
- Gun Control
- Health Care
- HIV/AIDS
- Illegal Drugs
- Immigration
- LGBT Rights
- Marijuana Legalization
- Mental Health Policy
- Minimum Wage
- Net Neutrality
- Obesity and Public Health
- Policing
- Poverty and Income Inequality
- Prisons and Sentencing
- Privacy Rights
- Racial Profiling
- Religious Freedom
- Reparations
- Right to Die
- Sex Education
- Unemployment Insurance
- Unions
- Voting Rights
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author