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	Social Science Descriptors - Stage J
		Analyze the impact of United States imposed trade barriers on U.S. citizens and on the citizens of trading partners.
		Assess the impact of social movements on the social, political, and economic institutions and cultures of the United States.
		Evaluate the importance of an environmental issue on the conduct of political life in Illinois and in the United States.
	www.isbe.state.il.us /ils/social_science/stage_J/descriptor.htm (3251 words)

	sociology - United States
		The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii).
		The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is spoken by the vast majority of the population and serves as the de facto language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
		The social structure of the United States is somewhat stratified, with a significant class of very wealthy individuals, who are often alleged to hold disproportionate cultural and political influence.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/United_States (4041 words)

	United States - Haiti - a Wikia wiki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A case may be appealed from a state court to a federal court only if there is a federal question, the supreme court of a state is the final authority on the interpretation of that state's laws and constitution.
		Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
		The social structure of the United States is somewhat stratified, with a significant class of very wealthy individuals; eleven of the twenty richest people in the world are Americans.
	haiti.wikia.com /wiki/United_States (5082 words)

	Anti Essays : Free Essays on The United States Government Essay (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The constitution of the United States is the framework of the government.
		The transportation or importation into any state, territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
		Amendment 26 The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.
	www.antiessays.com /essay.php?eid=1103 (3726 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:North America:United States:Society and Culture:Issues
		Sites that a greater area than the United States should be submitted to the Society: Issues category.
		Includes links to a variety of variety of social issues that face the residents of the United States.
		Pages that deal with housing issues within a state should be submitted to the closest category in Society_and_Culture within each state.
	www.dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Society_and_Culture/Issues/desc.html (139 words)

	Family and Social Issues of the United States
		Although women are a majority of the nation's population (143.4 million women versus 138.1 million men according to Census 2000), women are often considered a "minority" in social issues.
		For many years, particularly when the United States was primarily an agricultural society, extended families—multiple generations living in the same household—were considered typical.
		To be eligible to vote, a person must be a citizen of the United States and at least eighteen years of age.
	www.libraryindex.com /collection/6/Information-Plus-R-Reference-Series-Fall-2004.html (863 words)

	Health Insurance - MSN Encarta
		Introduction; Social Issues in the United States; Reasons for Health Insurance; Types of Plans in the United States; Disability Insurance; Obtaining Coverage; Features of Health Insurance Policies; Level of Coverage; Specific Benefits; History in the United States; Health Insurance in Canada; Health Insurance in Other Countries
		All industrialized countries other than the United States have government-funded national health insurance systems that provide health insurance for virtually everyone.
		The Congress of the United States addressed this problem by introducing the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996, which requires most employer-sponsored plans to accept transfers from other plans without imposing a preexisting condition clause.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761576408 (1270 words)

	New study reports on attacks against abortion clinics in the United States
		Statistical analysis of survey forms returned by 361 abortion clinics in 48 states revealed that 7 percent and 9 percent of the clinics (or their medical or support staff) were the targets of major or minor violence, respectively, and that 7 percent had major vandalism, 27 percent had minor vandalism and 44 percent experienced harassment.
		Abortion is one of the most contentious social issues in the United States, but little research has been done on the illicit aspects of anti-abortion politics such as crime and violence, he said.
		In some states this federal response was accompanied by laws that criminalized violence, vandalism, intimidation and other forms of harassment of abortion clinics, staff and patients.
	newsinfo.iu.edu /news/page/normal/3781.html (1028 words)

	2. The Sustainable Community "Movement"
		The legs of the stool represent economic, social, and environmental components and the seat is sustainability.
		Social issues addressed in sustainable community efforts include education, crime, equity, inner-city problems, community building, spirituality, environmental justice, etc. Since this report is focusing on P2 activities, the social issues are not emphasized.
		Hundreds of communities throughout the United States and the world are developing sustainability projects and implementing more sustainable practices because of critical environmental and community problems facing them locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
	www.rand.org /pubs/monograph_reports/MR855/mr855.ch2.html (1892 words)

	Asian Social Issues Program: About
		The Asian Social Issues Program is made possible by a significant grant from the Ford Foundation to the Asia Society that forms the basis of a $6 million endowment, enabling the Asia Society to address Asian social issues in a sustained and systematic fashion in perpetuity.
		She is an editorial consultant to the United Nations Association of the United States.
		She served as a member, core strategist, and negotiator on the United States government delegations to the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD, Cairo), the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW, Beijing), and the U.N.'s five-year reviews of ICPD and FWCW implementation.
	www.asiasource.org /asip/about.cfm (7164 words)

	Social issues in the United States Summary
		The discipline of sociology was born during a century of rapid social change attributable largely to the Industrial Revolution.
		Social theorists in nineteenth-century Europe devoted much of their attention to the institutional consequences of the erosion...
		Social issues in the United States as perceived by social justice advocates and other groups and commentators include an "unequal" educational system, poverty, high rates of crime and incarceration, and lack of access to quality health care.
	www.bookrags.com /Social_issues_in_the_United_States (152 words)

	Search for Social Issues In The United States.html - WordIQ.com
		In the United States, a Social Security number (or SSN) is a 9 digit number...
		ABC Flag of the United States of America - geography; Flags, Map...
		The concept recognizes that economic, environmental, and social issues are...
	www.wordiq.com /web/social+issues+in+the+united+states.html (381 words)

	Social Policy Resources - Boston College
		A bibliographic index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general.
		Census data with accompanying essays on trends and issues that are prevalent in communities nationwide.
		Homepage of a nonprofit, nonpartisan institute that seeks to enhance the effectiveness of social programs, improving the way health care services are organized and delivered, and making quality health care accessible and affordable.
	www.bc.edu /libraries/centers/socialwork/research/s-coppa (2544 words)

	SSRC :: Sexuality Research Fellowships Fellowship :: 2005-2006 SRFP Postdoctoral Fellowships on Sexuality and Policy
		Applications from biomedical or other fields outside of the social sciences are welcome provided that the research plan is grounded in social science theory and methodology.
		The competition is open to scholars who already hold the Ph.D. or its equivalent from an accredited United States or foreign university at the time of the application deadline.
		Research must be conducted in the United States and should be domestic to the United States in focus.
	www.ssrc.org /fellowships/sexuality (733 words)

	Bible Belt Leads U.S. In Divorces \| Daily Policy Digest \| NCPA
		Religion may play a role, since some of the lowest divorce rates are in northeastern states with relatively high household incomes and large numbers of Roman Catholics whose church doesn't recognize divorce.
		Bible Belt states, in contrast, are dominated by fundamentalist Protestant denominations that proclaim the sanctity of marriage but generally do not want to estrange churchgoers who do divorce.
		In neighboring Arkansas, state officials hope to halve the divorce rate by 2010.
	www.ncpa.org /pd/social/pd111999g.html (306 words)

	UNPFII - United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council, with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
		There is a staff vacancy at the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, for a Social Affairs officer at the P-3 level.
		The draft programme includes a briefing on major developments since the Fifth Session, a presentation and discussion of summaries of papers prepared by members for the Sixth Session, and a discussion on the visions for the future of the Forum.
	www.un.org /esa/socdev/unpfii (532 words)

	President Delivers State of the Union Address
		States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.
		We will work closely with our coalition to deny terrorists and their state sponsors the materials, technology, and expertise to make and deliver weapons of mass destruction.
		The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2002/01/20020129-11.html (3736 words)

	SecDef Histories - William Cohen
		He implicitly criticized the Clinton administration for lacking a clear strategy for leaving Bosnia and stated that he thought U.S. troops should definitely be out by mid-1998.
		The status and treatment of homosexuals in the military, the role of women in combat as well as in other jobs in the services, racism, and sexual harassment were serious problems, inevitably requiring strong leadership from Cohen and other top civilian and military leaders in the Department of Defense.
		Among his successors, Melvin Laird is recognized for his efforts to extricate the United States from the Vietnam War and to bring an end to the draft.
	www.defenselink.mil /specials/secdef_histories/bios/cohen.htm (2352 words)

	Social Security & Entering the United States of America
		Whether you are a student or a teacher, a farmworker or a businessperson, a refugee or a temporary resident, if you are an immigrant, you have come to the right place.
		Multi-Language Gateway for Social Security information in 15 languages.
		The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a new process for noncitizens to apply for Social Security number (SSN) cards as part of the immigration process.
	www.ssa.gov /immigration (169 words)

	Human Rights Watch: United States: Racism and Discrimination
		In ten states, fl men are sent to prison on drug charges at 27 to 57 times the rate of white men.
		A stunning proportion of fl men in the United States will not be able to vote in the November elections because they have been convicted of a felony, according to a new report released today by Human Rights Watch and The Sentencing Project.
		The expansion of suffrage to all sectors of the population is one of the United States' most important political triumphs.
	hrw.org /doc/?t=usa_race&document_limit=20,20 (395 words)

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		Unlike a social security number, which is administered through the federal government, driver’s licenses are issued by each state.
		On April 25, 2004, officials from the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues traveled to Ukraine for one week to study the implementation of a social security number there.
		Seven Armenian officials from the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, the Social Insurance Fund, and Tax Administration are learning, at first hand, how the system has been implemented in Ukraine and exploring issues of mutual interest with their Ukrainian counterparts.
	www.lycos.com /info/social-security-card--united-states.html (497 words)

	The politics of social issues in the United States (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The politics of social issues in the United States
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		The history of political issues in general in the U.S. Issues of women and gender in the U.S. (markup upon request)
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/45/index-dfd.html (144 words)

	Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
		Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
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	womhist.binghamton.edu (26 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:North America:United States:Society and Culture
		Sites that a greater area than the United States should be submitted to the Society: Issues category.
		Includes links to a variety of variety of social issues that face the residents of the United States.
		Please note that many organizations in various categories, for example Society: Organizations contain groups that are predominately male; however, this category may only contain @linked subcategories and sites, which are solely focused on men and their interests within American society and culture.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Society_and_Culture/desc.html (1265 words)

	Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
		It appears a few state NLP groups are still functioning as of 2006, with the Ohio NLP remaining the most active one.
		For 2004, former Democratic State Senator Walt Brown of Oregon is the SPUSA Presidential nominee.
		WWP Presidential nominee Monica Moorehead was on the ballot in 12 states in 1996 (29,100 votes - 0.03%) -- and was again the WWP's Presidential nominee in 2000 (ballot status in 4 states - 4,795 votes - 10th place - 0.004%).
	www.politics1.com /parties.htm (9503 words)

	Human Rights Watch: United States: : Human Rights in the U.S.
		Over the last several years, the moral authority of the United States has been undermined by the federal government’s unprecedented and illegal assertion of authority to subject detainees to abusive interrogations, indefinite detention without charge — often in secret locations — and rendition to torture.
		All US states that conduct lethal injection executions should immediately impose a moratorium on the death penalty and order a review of their execution procedures, Human Rights Watch said today.
		For years, the United States has held the dubious distinction of incarcerating more people and at a higher rate than any other peacetime nation in the world.
	www.hrw.org /us/usdom.php (1183 words)

	United Nations - Economic and social development
		Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
		United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
		Annual Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificESCAPJanuary 2007
	www.un.org /esa (305 words)

	UNITED STATES: Social Issues Linked to Rise in STDs
		The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
		The rates of STDs will continue to rise, experts predict, as long as people underestimate their own risk of becoming infected: a phenomenon blamed on failing social and educational programs.
		In longer relationships, Carey said, people tend to assume that both they and their partner are invulnerable to STDs.
	www.aegis.com /news/ads/2005/AD050769.html (647 words)

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