No area of public policymaking is more hotly debated than the use of government authority to enforce certain standards of behavior in areas of moral controversy. Now thoroughly revised and updated, this collection examines a variety of such policy areas - ranging from abortion and affirmative action to gay rights - including two new chapters on animal rights and hate crimes. In discussing each policy area the book examines relevant issues and arguments, as well as policy shifts over time. It considers the roles of key political and institutional actors in policymaking - including lobbies and interest groups, the bureaucracy, the president, Congress, the judiciary, and state and local authorities. Written in an accessible style that is sure to spark classroom discussion, each chapter of this new edition includes a list of relevant books, web sites, and videos for further research.
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Foreword: New Dimensions in Policy and Politics Theodore J. LowiIntroduction: Moral Conflicts and the Policy Process Raymond Tatalovich and Byron W. Daynes1. Abortion: Pro-Choice Versus Pro-Life Ruth Ann Strickland2. Death Penalty: Just Punishment or Legalized Homicide? Brent S. Steel and Mary Ann E. Steger3. Gay Rights: Nature or Nurture? Margaret E. Ellis and Nina Therese Kasniunas4. Hate Crimes: Protected Prejudice or Punishable Motive? Scott Yenor and Jon Schaff5. God and Country: Debating Religion in Public Life Ted G. Jelen6. Gun Control: Constitutional Mandate or Myth? Robert J. Spitzer7. Global Warming: Environmental Crisis or Scientific Hoax? Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman8. Animal Rights: Subordinate or Equal Species? Stephanie A. Slocum-Schaffer
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ISBN
9780765626509
Publisert
2010-12-15
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
312

Biographical note

Raymond Tatalovich, Byron W. Daynes, Theodore J. Lowi