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Civil rights / Karen Balkin, book editor. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Current controversiesPublication details: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, [(c)2004.Description: 187 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0737711787
  • 0737711779
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JC599.C585 2004
  • JC599.U5.B186.C585 2004
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Contents:
Racial profiling violates African Americans' and Hispanics' civil rights Hate crimes against Arab Americans are a serious problem Racial discrimination in mortgage lending is a serious problem Prohibiting same-sex marriage violates gays' and lesbians' civil rights
The problem of racial profiling is exaggerated The incidence of hate crimes directed against Arab Americans is exaggerated Racial discrimination is uncommon in mortgage lending Prohibiting same-sex marriage is not a violation of civil rights
Current civil rights laws do not adequately protect gays and lesbians Housing discrimination persists despite fair housing laws Reparations for African American slavery are necessary for the advancement of civil rights Disabled workers need better protection from employment discrimination
Additional civil rights protection for gays and lesbians would be harmful Increasing the penalties for housing discrimination will harm society The fight for African American slavery reparations impedes the advancement of civil rights
Affirmative action : an overview
Affirmative action reduces discrimination Affirmative actions encourages educational diversity Affirmative action is necessary to build the black middle class Affirmative action helps make American business more competitive
Affirmative action is no longer necessary Encourage educational diversity is not a legitimate justification for affirmative action Affirmative action is not necessary to help build the black middle class Affirmative action ignores individual merit
Antiterrorist policies jeopardize immigrants' civil rights Using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is not justified Antiterrorist efforts unfairly target Arab Americans
Antiterrorist policies do not jeopardize immigrants' civil rights Using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is justified Antiterrorism efforts targeting Arab Americans are justified.
Summary: Authors offer various opinions on whether or not civil rights are seriously threatened and whether or not antiterrorist measures threaten civil rights.
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Chapter 1: Are threats to civil rights a serious problem? YES

Racial profiling violates African Americans' and Hispanics' civil rights Hate crimes against Arab Americans are a serious problem Racial discrimination in mortgage lending is a serious problem Prohibiting same-sex marriage violates gays' and lesbians' civil rights

Chapter 1: Are threats to civil rights a serious problem? NO

The problem of racial profiling is exaggerated The incidence of hate crimes directed against Arab Americans is exaggerated Racial discrimination is uncommon in mortgage lending Prohibiting same-sex marriage is not a violation of civil rights

Chapter 2: Should civil rights protections be increased? YES

Current civil rights laws do not adequately protect gays and lesbians Housing discrimination persists despite fair housing laws Reparations for African American slavery are necessary for the advancement of civil rights Disabled workers need better protection from employment discrimination

Chapter 2: Should civil rights protections be increased? NO

Additional civil rights protection for gays and lesbians would be harmful Increasing the penalties for housing discrimination will harm society The fight for African American slavery reparations impedes the advancement of civil rights

Chapter 3: Is affirmative action beneficial?

Affirmative action : an overview

Chapter 3: Is affirmative action beneficial? YES

Affirmative action reduces discrimination Affirmative actions encourages educational diversity Affirmative action is necessary to build the black middle class Affirmative action helps make American business more competitive

Chapter 3: Is affirmative action beneficial? NO

Affirmative action is no longer necessary Encourage educational diversity is not a legitimate justification for affirmative action Affirmative action is not necessary to help build the black middle class Affirmative action ignores individual merit

Chapter 4: Do efforts to prevent terrorism threaten civil rights? YES

Antiterrorist policies jeopardize immigrants' civil rights Using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is not justified Antiterrorist efforts unfairly target Arab Americans

Chapter 4: Do efforts to prevent terrorism threaten civil rights? NO

Antiterrorist policies do not jeopardize immigrants' civil rights Using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is justified Antiterrorism efforts targeting Arab Americans are justified.

Authors offer various opinions on whether or not civil rights are seriously threatened and whether or not antiterrorist measures threaten civil rights.

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