American Politics and Culture Wars: An Interactive Look at the Future
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 290
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 292
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Chapter One Politics and Clear Thinking
Stating the Issue
Getting the Facts
Conventional Wisdom
Media Sources, 9
Understanding the Importance of Words
Moral-Value Issues
Predicting Consequences
The Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Chapter Two Political Culture
Culture Symbols
Technology
Cultural Lag
Political Values
Customs and Politics
Rules
Political Socialization
Factions
Controlling the Effects of Factions
Chapter Three Power
Mass Psychology
Techniques of Mass Psychology
Techniques of Manipulation
The World According to Orwell
Mutability of the Past
Chapter Four The Decision Makers
The Tax Collector
Bureaucrats and Newspeak
The Regulators
The Major Malfunction
The Groupthink Hypothesis
Presidential Character
Being President
The Lawmakers
Judicial Review
Chapter Five The Voice of the People
The 2000 Election
The Electoral College
Factions and Elections
Campaign Technology
The Pollsters and Public Opinion
The Hawthorne Effect
Chapter Six Equality
The End of Slavery
Jim Crow
Affirmative Action
Equal Protection of the Laws
The Politics of Gender
Sex and Politics
In the Near Future
Future Shock and Cultural Lag
Chapter Seven Freedom
Freedom of Speech
Nationalization of the Bill of Rights
Academic Freedom of Speech
Speech and Technology
Freedom of the Press
Obscenity
Freedom of Religion
The Evolution Debate
Freedom of Association
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Privacy
The Social Control Complex
Chapter Eight Justice
The Death Penalty
Hate Crimes
Treason
Exclusionary Rule
Self-Incrimination
The Miranda Warning
A Fair Trial
Victim's Rights
Final Solutions
Chapter Nine Nevada Politics
Politics Defined
Physical Characteristics
Big Brother
Socialization in Nevada
Nevada's Unique Culture
Technology and Cultural Lag
Nevada's Constitution
Power in Nevada
Freedom in Nevada
Nevada Justice
Equality in Nevada
The People's Voice
Nevada Customs and Rules
The Constitution of the United States of America
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Stating the Issue
Getting the Facts
Conventional Wisdom
Media Sources, 9
Understanding the Importance of Words
Moral-Value Issues
Predicting Consequences
The Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Chapter Two Political Culture
Culture Symbols
Technology
Cultural Lag
Political Values
Customs and Politics
Rules
Political Socialization
Factions
Controlling the Effects of Factions
Chapter Three Power
Mass Psychology
Techniques of Mass Psychology
Techniques of Manipulation
The World According to Orwell
Mutability of the Past
Chapter Four The Decision Makers
The Tax Collector
Bureaucrats and Newspeak
The Regulators
The Major Malfunction
The Groupthink Hypothesis
Presidential Character
Being President
The Lawmakers
Judicial Review
Chapter Five The Voice of the People
The 2000 Election
The Electoral College
Factions and Elections
Campaign Technology
The Pollsters and Public Opinion
The Hawthorne Effect
Chapter Six Equality
The End of Slavery
Jim Crow
Affirmative Action
Equal Protection of the Laws
The Politics of Gender
Sex and Politics
In the Near Future
Future Shock and Cultural Lag
Chapter Seven Freedom
Freedom of Speech
Nationalization of the Bill of Rights
Academic Freedom of Speech
Speech and Technology
Freedom of the Press
Obscenity
Freedom of Religion
The Evolution Debate
Freedom of Association
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Privacy
The Social Control Complex
Chapter Eight Justice
The Death Penalty
Hate Crimes
Treason
Exclusionary Rule
Self-Incrimination
The Miranda Warning
A Fair Trial
Victim's Rights
Final Solutions
Chapter Nine Nevada Politics
Politics Defined
Physical Characteristics
Big Brother
Socialization in Nevada
Nevada's Unique Culture
Technology and Cultural Lag
Nevada's Constitution
Power in Nevada
Freedom in Nevada
Nevada Justice
Equality in Nevada
The People's Voice
Nevada Customs and Rules
The Constitution of the United States of America
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States