Does Denying Same Sex Marriage Conflict With The American Dream

Author : Tamara Thompson
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780737776812

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Same-Sex Marriage by Tamara Thompson Pdf

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a 5 to 4 vote that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. This anthology provides your readers with a complete overview of the debate about same-sex marriage. It contains a diverse collection of writings representing leading conservative, liberal, and centrist views of the issues surrounding the topic. Each chapter presents an important question about the subject, and the opinions that follow are grouped into "yes" and "no" categories. By evaluating contrasting opinions, readers can attain an objective knowledge.

Author : Andy Stern
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610396264

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Raising the Floor by Andy Stern Pdf

Advances in technology are creating the next economy and enabling us to make things/do things/connect with others in smarter, cheaper, faster, more effective ways. But the price of this progress has been a decoupling of the engine of prosperity from jobs that have been the means by which people have ascended to (and stayed in) the middle class. Andy Stern, the former president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) spent four years traveling the country and asking economists, futurists, labor leaders, CEOs, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and political leaders to help picture the U.S. economy 25 to 30 years from now. He vividly reports on people who are analyzing and creating this new economy--such as investment banker Steve Berkenfeld; David Cote, the CEO of Honeywell International; Andy Grove of Intel; Carl Camden, the CEO of Kelly Services; and Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children’s Zone. Through these stories, we come to a stark and deeper understanding of the toll technological progress will continue to take on jobs and income and its inevitable effect on tens of millions of people. But there is hope for our economy and future. The foundation of economic prosperity for all Americans, Stern believes, is a universal basic income. The idea of a universal basic income for all Americans is controversial but American attitudes are shifting. Stern has been a game changer throughout his career, and his next goal is to create a movement that will force the political establishment to take action against something that many on both the right and the left believe is inevitable. Stern’s plan is bold, idealistic, and challenging--and its time has come.

Author : CQ Researcher,
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412978620

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Social Problems by CQ Researcher, Pdf

Global Food Crisis: What's Causing the Rising Prices?

Author : CQ Researcher,
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412979672

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Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class by CQ Researcher, Pdf

The Obama Presidency: Can Barack Obama Deliver the Change He Promises?

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1366 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116493206

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Courtenay Raia
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226635354

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The New Prometheans by Courtenay Raia Pdf

The Society for Psychical Research was established in 1882 to further the scientific study of consciousness, but it arose in the surf of a larger cultural need. Victorians were on the hunt for self-understanding. Mesmerists, spiritualists, and other romantic seekers roamed sunken landscapes of entrancement, and when psychology was finally ready to confront these altered states, psychical research was adopted as an experimental vanguard. Far from a rejected science, it was a necessary heterodoxy, probing mysteries as diverse as telepathy, hypnosis, and even séance phenomena. Its investigators sought facts far afield of physical laws: evidence of a transcendent, irreducible mind. The New Prometheans traces the evolution of psychical research through the intertwining biographies of four men: chemist Sir William Crookes, depth psychologist Frederic Myers, ether physicist Sir Oliver Lodge, and anthropologist Andrew Lang. All past presidents of the society, these men brought psychical research beyond academic circles and into the public square, making it part of a shared, far-reaching examination of science and society. By layering their papers, textbooks, and lectures with more intimate texts like diaries, letters, and literary compositions, Courtenay Raia returns us to a critical juncture in the history of secularization, the last great gesture of reconciliation between science and sacred truths.

Author : Joel Best
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780520296350

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American Nightmares by Joel Best Pdf

Popular hazards or, how we insist similar social problems are different -- American nightmares or, why sociologists hate the American dream / written with David Schweingruber -- Evaluating predictions or, how to compare the Maya calendar, Social Security, and climate change -- Future talk or, how slippery slopes shape concern -- Memories as problems or, how to reconsider Confederate flags and other symbols of the past /written with Lawrence T. Nichols -- Economicization or, why economists get more respect than sociologists -- Afterword : the future of American nightmares

Author : Eileen Truax
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807030325

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Dreamers by Eileen Truax Pdf

This intimate, first-of-its-kind account of young undocumented immigrants fighting to live legally within the United States is a “must-read for anyone interested in the immigration debate” (Booklist) Of the approximately twelve million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, as many as two million came as children. They grow up here, going to elementary, middle, and high school, and then the country they call home won’t—in most states—offer financial aid for college and they’re unable to be legally employed. In 2001, US senator Dick Durbin introduced the DREAM Act to Congress, an initiative that would allow these young people to become legal residents if they met certain requirements. And now, more than ten years later, in the face of congressional inertia and furious opposition from some, the DREAM Act has yet to be passed. But recently, this young generation has begun organizing, and with their rallying cry “Undocumented, Unapologetic, and Unafraid” they are the newest face of the human rights movement. In Dreamers, Eileen Truax illuminates the stories of these men and women who are living proof of a complex and sometimes hidden political reality that calls into question what it truly means to be American.

Author : Andrew Koppelman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300135138

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Same Sex, Different States by Andrew Koppelman Pdf

This book is a comparative history devoted to the revolutionary tradition in the West as it evolved over many centuries and reached its logical, though extreme, culmination in the Communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Unique in the breadth of its scope, "History's Locomotives" is also unique in its interpretation of the origins and history of socialism as well as the meanings of the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Soviet regime, and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union. The masterwork of a historian in whom a fine sense of historical particularity never interfered with the ability to see the large picture, this book explores religious conflicts in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe, the revolutions in England, American, and France, and the twentieth-century Russian explosions into revolution. Malia finds that twentieth-century revolutions have deep roots in European history and that revolutionary thought and action underwent a process of radicalization from one great revolution to the next. He offers an original view of the phenomenon of revolution and a fascinating assessment of its power as a driving force in history.

Author : Evan Wolfson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : UVA:X004803202

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Why Marriage Matters by Evan Wolfson Pdf

Wolfson aims to reach and engage non-gay Americans in a discussion about civil marriage equality, addressing their concerns and arming them with answers. By tackling this misunderstood issue, this will also become a touchstone for gay Americans.

Author : Adam Hart-Davis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780756698584

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History by Adam Hart-Davis Pdf

Homo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. At the core of this development is the ability of humans to store and transmit knowledge, so that each new generation stands upon the shoulders of its predecessors. This ability to use what has gone before is what sets humans apart. Telling our story, from prehistory to the present day, DK's History is a thought-provoking journey, revealing the common threads and forces that have shaped human history. Taking a broad-themed approach, acknowledging varied factors at work, from climate, ecology, disease, and geology and their roles in the human story, this visual celebration makes history accessible and relevant, putting events in their wider context and showing how they have shaped the world we live in. Features inventions, discoveries, and ideas that have shaped world history Looks at human achievement through artifacts, painting, sculpture, and architecture Places humankind in context as part of the natural world Includes eyewitness accounts and biographies of key figures at turning points in history Gives factors such as climate and natural disasters their full place in the human story Uncovers the past, from analyzing ice cores to deciphering extinct languages A comprehensive timeline chronicles the key events of the countries of the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1126 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133500541

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Time by Anonim Pdf

Author : Scott Barclay,Mary Bernstein,Anna-Maria Marshall
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780814791301

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Queer Mobilizations by Scott Barclay,Mary Bernstein,Anna-Maria Marshall Pdf

Fighting for marriage and family rights; protection from discrimination in employment, education, and housing; criminal law reform; economic justice; and health care reform: the LGBT movement is engaged in some of the most important cultural and political battles of our times. Seeking to reshape many of our basic social institutions, the LBGT movement’s legal, political, and cultural campaigns reflect the complex visions, strategies, and rhetoric of the individuals and groups knocking at the law’s door. The original essays in this volume bring social movement scholarship and legal analysis together, enriching our understanding of social movements, LGBT politics and organizing, legal studies, and public policy. Moreover, they highlight the struggle to make the law relevant and responsive to the LGBT community. Ultimately, Queer Mobilizations examines how the LGBT movement’s engagement with the law shapes the very meanings of sexuality, sex, gender, privacy, discrimination, and family in law and society. Contributors: Ellen Ann Andersen, Steven A. Boutcher, Bayliss Camp, Casey Charles, Ashley Currier, Courtenay W. Daum, Shauna Fisher, David John Frank, Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller, Charles W. Gossett, Marybeth Herald, Nicholas Pedriana, Darren Rosenblum, Susan M. Sterett, and Amy L. Stone.

Author : Douglas Laycock,Anthony R Picarello,Robin Fretwell Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780742565647

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Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty by Douglas Laycock,Anthony R Picarello,Robin Fretwell Wilson Pdf

Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty explores the religious freedom implications of defining marriage to include same-sex couples. It represents the only comprehensive, scholarly appraisal to date of the church-state conflicts virtually certain to arise in many spheres of law as a result of the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015069162363

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Family, Unvalued by Anonim Pdf

This report documents how U.S immigration law and federal policy discriminate against binational same-sex couples. The 191-page report documents the consequences of this discrimination and shows how it can separate not only loving partners from one another, but also parents from children. It also shows how this policy has destroyed careers, livelihoods and lives.