Civil rights /  [print] 
Karen Balkin, book editor. 
 - San Diego :  Greenhaven Press,  (c)2004. 
 - 187 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Current controversies .
<br/><br/> Chapter 1: Are threats to civil rights a serious problem? YES  Chapter 1: Are threats to civil rights a serious problem? NO  Chapter 2: Should civil rights protections be increased? YES  Chapter 2: Should civil rights protections be increased? NO  Chapter 3: Is affirmative action beneficial?  Chapter 3: Is affirmative action beneficial? YES  Chapter 3: Is affirmative action beneficial? NO  Chapter 4: Do efforts to prevent terrorism threaten civil rights? YES  Chapter 4: Do efforts to prevent terrorism threaten civil rights? NO 
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003060822 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Minorities--Civil rights--United States.<br/>Affirmative action programs--United States.<br/>Terrorism--Prevention.--United States<br/>National security--Law and legislation--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC599.B186.C585 2004 JC599