social policy

A collection of essays, cartoons, thoughts, and poems in which famous Americans say how they would make America a better place.

Identifies the influences that cause nations to either succeed or descend into turmoil, arguing that human-caused political and economic factors drive this process more than any other. Uses examples ranging from the Roman Empire to the North and South Korea of today and includes black-and-white photographs.

Presents approximately 150 primary source documents, such as speeches, legislation, memoirs, newspaper articles, and interviews, related to social policy between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries.

Reprints sixteen editions of "The CQ Researcher, " published between August 9, 1996 and November 20, 1998, that provide facts and analysis of a wide range of public interest topics; grouped in seven general categories, including education, health care, and social policy.

Readings and discussion questions present conflicting points of view on various aspects of equality in the U.S.