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American History X . [videorecording] by Furlong, Edward,1977-; Kaye, Tony,1952-; Norton, Edward.;
Features: deleted scenes; original theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies and filmographies.New Line Cinema presents a Turman-Morrissey Company production ; a Tony Kaye film.Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Elliott Gould, Stacy Keach, and Beverly D'Angelo.Derek Vinyard is the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. This is a groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.Rated R.Widescreen version, Dolby digital ; English stereo 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Rape in correctional institutions; White supremacy movements;
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Principles of sociology : Societal issues & behavior / by Ortiz-Hartman, Kimberly,editor.(CARDINAL)832274;
Includes bibliography and index.Introduction -- Deviance & social control -- Race & ethnicity -- Society & technology -- Sociology of health & medicine -- Sex, gender & sexuality. Introduction -- Contributors -- Deviance & Social Control -- Biological & Psychological Theories of Deviance -- Conflict Theory & Deviance -- Control Theory of Deviance -- Correctional Theories -- Court System -- Crime Theory: Organized Crime -- Criminal Recidivism -- Defining Deviance -- Deterrence Theory -- Deviance and Gender -- Differential Association Theory -- Durkheim & the Normalization of Deviance -- Gang Membership -- Informal and Formal Social Control -- Juvenile Crime in the U.S. -- Labeling Theory -- Media and Crime -- Medicalization of Deviance -- Militarization of Police -- Overview of Hate Crimes -- Police -- Preventing Deviance by Amending Inequality -- Preventing Deviance by Strengthening Social Bonds -- Prison System -- Race, Ethnicity, and Law Enforcement -- Rational Choice Theory -- Rational Control Theory -- Re-Entering Society from Prison -- Sex Differences in Crime -- Social Disorganization Theory -- Sociology of Addiction -- Subcultural Theories of Deviance -- Victim Blaming -- Victimless Crime -- Vigilantism -- Violent Crime in the U.S. -- White Collar Crime -- Race & Ethnicity -- Adorno's Authoritarian Personality -- Assimilation -- Cultural Prejudice & Discrimination -- Ending Racism & Discrimination in the United States -- Ethnocentrism & Racism -- Genocide -- Institutional Prejudice -- Interminority Racism -- Intersectionality -- Prejudice Theory: Bogardus & the Social Distance Scale -- Prejudice Theory: Realistic Conflict Theory -- Prejudice Theory: Scapegoat Theory -- Race, Ethnicity & Income Inequality -- Racial Profiling -- Segregation -- Society & Technology -- The Digital Divide -- Digital Sociology -- The Internet & Society -- Jacques Ellul's The Technological Society -- Knowledge-Based Economy -- Posthumanism -- Social Aspects of Technology in Education -- Social Impacts of Cyber Crime -- Social Impacts of Wireless Communication -- Social Media and News Reporting -- Social Media and Self-Worth -- The Technological Revolution -- Technology & Medicine -- Technology & Societal Development -- Technology & Surveillance -- Technology & the Judicial System -- Technology & the Mass Media -- Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Sociology of Health & Medicine -- Anti-Vaccination Movement -- Body Image and the Media -- Body Work in Contemporary Society -- Child Obesity -- Doctor-patient Communication -- Holistic Medicine -- Legal & Ethical Issues of Life & Death -- Long-term & Institutional Care -- Medicalization -- Mental Health & E-Therapy -- Public Health Issues -- Religion & Health -- Substance Abuse Prevention & Education -- Youth Suicide -- Sex, Gender & Sexuality -- Attraction & Love -- Contemporary Theories of Sexual Orientation -- Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Gender -- Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Sexual Orientation -- Feminist Theories of Gender Inequality -- Gender and Domestic Responsibilities -- Gender and Economic Inequality -- Gender and Sexual Orientation in the Workplace -- Gender Differences: Biology and Culture -- Gender in the Classroom -- Gender Issues in Physical Education -- Heteronormativity -- Homophobia -- Kinsey Report -- Political Inequality -- Polyamory -- Pornography -- Sex Addiction Disorders -- Sex, Gender & Sexuality: Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Sexual Assault and Rape -- Sexual Development Across the Lifespan -- Sexual Harassment -- Sexual Orientation and Youth -- Sexual Orientation in the United States -- Sexuality and the Media -- Sociology of Contraception -- Sociology of Prostitution -- Structural Functionalist Theories of Gender Inequality -- Teen Pregnancy.Includes topics that relate to society and behavior. The articles are divided within categories and explore how these topics affect American culture on a widespread level. This is the third title in Salem's Principles of Sociology series. This series is intended to introduce students and researchers to the fundamentals of sociology.
Subjects: Social problems.; Social interaction.; Sociology.;
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The politically incorrect guide to women, sex, and feminism / by Lukas, Carrie L.(CARDINAL)472965;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index.10. Abortion -- Pro-life is not anti-woman -- Roe v. Wade's real role -- Abortions overseas, Europe is not as liberal as you might think -- Abortion as a health issue -- The health of the mother exception -- An informed choice -- 11. Work in the real world -- The feminist working girl fairytale -- What most women do -- Women's greatest source of fulfillment : not their jobs -- 12. The myth of having it all -- Feminist frustrations about what women really want -- Wage gap wars -- Why do we want women to work like men? -- More women working isn't reason to celebrate -- 13. Daycare delusions -- The politically correct position : more government funding of institutional daycare -- Government's role in the mommy wars -- What childcare arrangement do women actually want? -- Is it guilt or good mothering? -- The muzzle on daycare critics -- The research on daycare : some negative effects on kids -- Making the decision to work -- 14. Politics : all women don't think alike -- Women's political power -- What's the gender gap? -- Women's priorities -- Women support candidates they believe in, not other women -- 15. Divorcing Uncle Sam -- The slanted perspective given to women -- Selling more than fashion and make-up tips -- The feminist philosophy of government -- Taxation -- Social Security -- "Free" healthcare -- Women and work -- Affirmative action -- School choice -- An agenda for women.6. Men aren't the enemy -- Danger : men among us -- We're all victims of violence -- Redefining violence against women -- Forget men? -- Violence against women and men -- Domestic violence or wife beating? -- Is marriage to blame? -- The dubious origins of the one-in-four statistic -- Defining rape -- 7. Marriage : happier ever after -- Feminists' rocky relationship with marriage -- Popular culture : celebrating weddings, not marriage -- Marriage : happier ever after -- Marriage : a good financial plan -- Marriage leads to better health -- The sexier side of marriage -- Shacking up isn't the same as tying the knot -- More than just husband and wife -- 8. Divorce -- Society's changing attitudes toward divorce -- Facilitating divorce : changing marriage -- Does divorce improve a woman's chance for happiness? -- The kids are all right -- Divorce's kid-lateral damage -- 9. Fertility facts -- Fertility and aging : off-limits in our politically correct culture -- No taboo about smoking's drawbacks -- Infertility : a "non-issue" for feminists and women's studies -- Facing the facts -- The consequences of not knowing the facts -- What does this mean for women? --Introduction. Women's uniformed choices -- A brief history of the women's movement -- The modern feminist movement -- 1. The difference between boys and girls -- The controversy about gender -- Nature or nurture? -- Root causes of the differences between men and women -- Why sex differences matter -- 2. Return to romance -- Feminists' hostility to chivalry -- The important role of courtship -- The brave new world or romance -- Women's loss of power -- Rebuilding courtship -- 3. Sex : love's got something to do with it -- Popular culture's love affair with sex -- Women's studies textbooks or Cosmopolitan? -- Sexual freedom is not exactly liberating -- A biological aversion to casual sex -- The benefits of serious sex -- 4. Not everyone is doing it -- Popular culture's message to kids : just do it! -- Teens and young adults : not as sexually active as you, or they, might think -- Most teens think being a virgin is positive -- Parents have an important role to play -- 5. The risks of safe sex -- Sex education, more than the birds and the bees -- Condoms' great P.R. -- Women's biological vulnerability -- Is safe sex making kids less safe? -- The limitations of condoms --Argues that American feminism advocates values which do not take into account some of the complexities of career, family, and sexuality faced by women and that women need to make more informed choices using factual evidence rather than ideology.
Subjects: Feminism; Sex role; Women; Women; Feminism.; Gender roles.; Women.; Women's movement.; Womyn.;
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