The American Economy:
Chapter 1, The U.S. Economy: Historical Overview.
Chapter 2, Economic Indicators and Public Perceptions.
Chapter 3, The American Consumer.
Chapter 4, Personal Debt.
Chapter 5, The American Worker.
Chapter 6, U.S. Businesses.
Chapter 7, Saving and Investing.
Chapter 8, Wealth in the United States.
Chapter 9, The Role of the Government.
Chapter 10, International Trade and the United States’ Place in the Global Economy.
Animal Rights:
Chapter 1, The History of Human-Animal Interaction.
Chapter 2, The Animal Rights Debate.
Chapter 3, Wildlife.
Chapter 4, Farm Animals.
Chapter 5, Research Animals.
Chapter 6, Animals in Sports.
Chapter 7, Entertainment Animals.
Chapter 8, Service Animals.
Chapter 9, Pets.
Death and Dying: End-of-Life Controversies:
Chapter 1, Death through the Ages: A Brief Overview.
Chapter 2, Redefining Death.
Chapter 3, The End of Life: Ethical Considerations.
Chapter 4, The End of Life: Medical Considerations.
Chapter 5, Older Adults.
Chapter 6, Infant and Child Death.
Chapter 7, Suicide, Euthanasia, and Assisted Suicide.
Chapter 8, Advance Care Planning.
Chapter 9, Courts and the End of Life.
Chapter 10, The Cost of Health Care.
Gambling in America:
Chapter 1, Gambling in the United States: An Overview.
Chapter 2, Supply and Demand: Who Offers Gambling? Who Gambles?
Chapter 3, An Introduction to Casinos.
Chapter 4, Commercial Casinos.
Chapter 5, Native American Tribal Casinos.
Chapter 6, The Economic and Social Effects of Casinos.
Chapter 7, Lotteries.
Chapter 8, Sports Gambling.
Chapter 9, Internet Gambling.
Race and Ethnicity in America:
Chapter 1, Who Are Minorities?
Chapter 2, Family Life and Living Arrangements.
Chapter 3, Education.
Chapter 4, Minorities in the Labor Force.
Chapter 5, Money, Income, and Poverty Status.
Chapter 6, Health.
Chapter 7, Crime.
Chapter 8, Political Participation.
Social Welfare: Addressing Poverty and Homelessness:
Chapter 1, Poverty and Homelessness in the United States.
Chapter 2, Who Are the Poor?
Chapter 3, Public Programs to Fight Poverty.
Chapter 4, Who Receives Government Benefits?
Chapter 5, Characteristics of the Homeless.
Chapter 6, The Housing Problem.
Chapter 7, Dealing with the Problem of Homelessness.
Chapter 8, Health Care.
