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Social Issues • Should colleges & universities be
• The haves and the have-nots required to allow recruiters on campus?
• Discrimination—obese, minorities, • Has the war increased terrorism?
women, poor, gays • Patriot Act – effective or not?
• Should English be the official language? • Do we have enough troops?
• The graying of America—older workers • Should we stay in Iraq?
return to work • Guantanamo Bay – keep or not?
• Immigration policy • Is torture ever justifiable?
• Gays in the military • Wireless tapping – legal or not?
• Gay marriage • Border control-management
• Racial profiling • Airport security
• Should smoking be illegal • Homelessness among veterans
• Smokers’ rights • Veterans – adequate medical care
• Poverty acceptance • Has the war weakened our military?
• Should gays be allowed to adopt? • Effects on family members left stateside
• Are holidays over-commercialized?
• Gentrification 9/11
• Eating Disorders • Should 9/11 families have received
• Should there be a death penalty? compensation
• The American Dream—possible still? • Could 9/11 have been prevented?
• Homelessness epidemic • Are we safer 8 years later?
• Decline of good manners • Homeland Security—are we secure?
• How are genders equal? Unequal? • Best way to memorialize 9/11?
• Affirmative Action • Health effects of 9/11 1st responders, etc.
• Native Americans
• Katrina Media
• Midwest flooding • Violence in TV, movies, video games,
• Online gambling music, etc.
• Crumbling infrastructure (highways, • Are women objectified/degraded in
bridges, roads, levees, etc., etc.) videos?
• Why celebrity-obsession?
Family/Children • Why fascination with reality shows?
• Kiddie beauty pageants – child abuse? • Funding of PBS
• Children’s television programming— • Hollywood ratings system—effective?
child abuse? • Advertising – reinforcing stereotypes?
• How to make businesses more family • Minorities in TV and movies
friendly
• Childcare in the workplace mandatory? The Arts
• Foster care system • Harry Potter-effect: Increase in reading
• Are children overscheduled? • Dearth of creativity in programming, art,
• Is there still a childhood? music, television, etc.
• Cartoons – effective political-social
Iraq/The War on Terror commentary?
• Economic impact • Broadway/live theatre v. film
• Should the draft be reinstated? • The Oprah Effect