CONTENTS 1
Unit 13 Science,Technology and Society 1
43．America's Scientific Institutions 2
44．The Social Control of Science and Technology 7
45．The Poisoning of Michigan 11
46．Computer Crime 14
Unit 14 Poverty,Welfare 15
47．Definition of Poverty 20
48．Welfare in America—Is It a Flop？ 22
49．"Sleeping Rough"in the Big City 29
50．Social Security 31
Unit 15 Sexual Inequality,Women's Liberation 35
51．Women's Liberation 36
52．The Problem That Has No Name 40
53．Women in the Economy 43
54．Women,Work and Pay in Other Countries 47
Unit 16 Race and Ethnic Relations 51
55．Are There Superior and Inferior Races？ 52
56．A Nation Apart 53
57．Chinese Americans Today 59
58．The Costs of Prejudice and Discrimination 61
Unit 17 Crime 65
59．Urban Crime 66
60．An Overview of Organized Crime 71
61．White-Collar Crime 75
62．Thirty-eight Who Saw Murder and Didn't Call the Police 77
Unit 18 Health and Medical Care 83
63．Health and Society 84
64．Health and Medical Care in the U．S． 87
65．The American Health Care System 93
66．Drug Abuse 99
Unit 19 The Elderly 105
67．Aging 106
68．Age and Youth...In Action 115
69．"Gray Revolution"Replaces"Baby Boom" 118
Unit 20 Youth 125
70．Youth on the Move 126
71．Young People in the U．S．—A Turn Back to Traditional Values 128
72．The Causes of Student Protest 133
73．Viewpoints on the Impact of the Youth Revolution of the 1960s 137
74．Meet Today's Young American Worker 139
Unit 21 The Constitution,Political Principles 147
75．The Constitution 148
76．The Constitution as Supreme Law 150
77．Constitutional Democracy in America 157
78．Constitutional Principles:the Paradox of Ideals 162
Unit 22 Government 171
79．The Forms of Government 172
80．Congress 176
81．The Executive Branch of the American Government 179
82．State Government 184
Unit 23 Law and Justice 191
83．The Legal System 192
84．The Case of John T．Crook 195
85．The Police,Courts,Corrections 199
86．How Just Is Our System of Justice？ 203
Unit 24 Elections,Political Parties,Political Power 209
87．Choosing the Nation's President 210
88．Political Parties in the United States 215
89．Political Parties 217
90．Political Power in America 220
91．Who Rules？ 225
Unit 25 Social Change 235
92．The Process of Social Change 236
93．The Causes of Change 237
94．Global Developments 240
95．The Social Effects of Modernization 243
Appendix Ⅰ Important Dates 249
Appendix Ⅱ The Presidents 252