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Social Concerns and Quality of Life Issues
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assignments about social issues. Suggested thesis statements
to search the electronic databases)
and a list of web links to pertinent information are provided for
each topic. Topics on this page include: q Public Agenda
Gay Marriages q Rand
Animal Rights q American Civil Liberties Union
Gambling q Useful Web Sites and Search Engines
Illegal Immigration
Gay Marriage Sources of Information:
In Favor of Gay Marriages
q ACLU: Federal Marriage Amendment
Thesis Statements:
q Equal rights: The case for gay marriage
q Human Rights Campaign
q Granting legal marriage rights to gays and lesbians would
q Lambda Legal Defense: Marriage Project
threaten the stability of the family, a pillar of our society.
q Granting legal marriage rights under the law must extend to Opposed to Gay Marriages
gays and lesbians to ensure that all citizens enjoy full human
rights.
q President Calls for Constitutional Amendment Protecting
Marriage
Some of the issues in this argument:
q Eleven Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage (Part 1
Should society encourage traditional values and traditional forms of of 5)
family life? q Gay Marriage: Why Would It Affect Me? Ten Arguments
Should employee benefits be offered to people with domestic Against Same Sex Marriage
partners? q Deathblow to Marriage by Stanley Kurtz
Should we tolerate discrimination against gays and lesbians in
q STAYING ‘TRUE TO THE RESEARCH’ ON SAME-SEX
employment or housing?
Should our government enact legislation to strengthen and support MARRIAGE AND PARENTING
traditional families -- like a constitutional amendment defining q Is Marriage in Jeopardy?
marriage as a union between a man and a woman?
Should we provide the same rights to gay and lesbian couples that Comprehensive Websites
are currently only afforded to heterosexual couples -- the right to
marry, adopt and receive benefits?
q Public Agenda Issue: Gay Rights
q The Marriage Law Project
q Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law, and Culture
q NPR Social Issues (audio)
q Same Sex Marriages and Civil Unions
q Domestic Partnerships and Same Sex Marriages
q SoYouWanna Know about Gay Marriage?
Animal Rights Sources of Information:
animal rights
Supporting Animal Research
Thesis Statements:
q CARE Committee on Animal Research and Ethics from
q Animal testing is necessary to develop new APA
medicines q Foundation for Biomedical Research
and advance scientific knowledge. q US Meat Animal Research Center