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Section IV
A Collection of Readings

These readings further extend the ideas and issues featured in Part IV of the text, Read, Reason, Write. They are structured in a Pro/Con format providing opposing points of view to a controversial issue. The discussion proper is preceded by a summary and by a source for each point of view. Following the discussion there is a postscript that raises some questions for further consideration and analysis along with some relevant source material.

Issues:

The Media  - Chapter 10
Euthanasia  - Chapter 11
Guns and Society  - Chapter 12
Capital Punishment   - Chapter 13
Censorship, Pornography, and the Arts  - Chapter 14
Internet Issues  - Chapter 15
The Animal Rights Debate  - Chapter 16
Immigration  - Chapter 17
Issues in Education  - Chapter 18
Race, Gender, Identity Concerns  - Chapter 19
Examining Marriage and Family Issues  - Chapter 20
Global Issues  - Chapter 21
Century Living  - Chapter 22

The Media

   Are American Values Shaped by the Mass Media?
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   Is Emphasis on Body Image in the Media Harmful to Women Only?
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   Are Newspapers Insensitive to Minorities?
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   Should Tobacco Advertising be Restricted?
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   Does Media Violence Promote Violent Behavior in Young People?
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   Does Media Drive Foreign Policy?
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Euthanasia

   Are Restrictions on Physician Assisted Suicide Constitutional?
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   Should Doctors Ever Help Terminally Ill Patients to Commit Suicide?
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  Should Euthanasia be a Crime?
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   Is Euthanasia Immoral?
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Guns and Society

  Is Gun Control a Public Issue?
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   Will Gun Control Reduce Crime?
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  Should Handguns be Banned?
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Capital Punishment

   Is Capital Punishment Bad Policy?
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   Should the Death Penalty be Retained?
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Censorship, Pornography, and the Arts

   Is Pornography Harmful?
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   Is Pornography Harmful to Women?
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   Do People Have a Right to Pornography?
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Internet Issues

   Should Internet Access be Regulated?
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   Should the Internet Facilitate a Free Exchange of Information?
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   Can Privacy be Protected in the Information Age?
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   Does the Internet Have the Power to Transform Culture?
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   Are the Dangers of Internet Child Pornography Exaggerated?
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The Animal Rights Debate

   Should Animal Experimentation be Permitted?
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Immigration

   Is Immigration a Problem in the United States?
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   Is There an Ethnic Revolt Against the Melting Pot?
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Issues in Education

   Should Church-State Separation be Maintained?
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   Should School Attendance be Compelled?
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   Should Multiculturalism Permeate the Curriculum?
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   Have Public Schools Failed Society
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   Should Bilingual Education Programs be Abandoned?
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   Does School Violence Warrant a Zero-Tolerance Policy?
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Race, Gender, Identity Concerns

   Are School Integration Efforts Doomed to Failure?
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   Do Black Students Need an Afrocentric Curriculum
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   Is Male Dominance Rooted in Biology?
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   Is the Sex Industry Harmful to Women?
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   Should Women Put Their Children's Above Their Own?
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   Is Finding a Husband a Major Concern for African-American Women?
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Examining Marriage and Family Issues

   Is Divorce Necessarily Bad for You?
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   Do Family Courts Discriminate Against Fathers in Custody Hearings?
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   Are American Families in Decline?
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   Should We Accept Alternatives to Monogamy?
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   Should Society Recognize Gay Marriages?
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   Is the Two-Parent Family Best?
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   Are Stepfamilies Inherently Problematic?
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Global Issues

   Should a Price be Put on the Goods and Services Provided by the World's Ecosystems?
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   Does Wilderness Have Intrinsic Value?
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   Should Environmental Policy be Redesigned to Cure Environmental Racism?
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   Is Limiting Population Growth a Key Factor in Protecting the Global Environment?
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   Will Voluntary Action by Industry Reduce the Need for Future Environmental Regulation?
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21st Century Living

   Are Major Changes Needed to Avert Global Warming?
  
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   Should Human Cloning Ever be Permitted?
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