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ENGL B1A: America Now: Finding Books

Language: Do Words Matter?

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Interpersonal conflict
Interpersonal relations
Psycholinguistics
Racism in Language
Sexism in Language
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Swearing

Immigration: Is it Our Most Serious Issue?

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Illegal aliens -- United States

Undocumented Immigrants

Emigration and immigration -- United States

Emigration and immigration law -- United States

United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects

Guns: Can the Second Amendment Survive?

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Gun Control
Gun control - United States
United States, Constitution, 2nd Amendment 

The News Media: How Well Does it Serve the Public?

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Press and politics -- United States

Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States

Fake news -- United States

Mass Media

Mass media -- Objectivity -- United State

Free Speech: Endangered on Campus?

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Censorship 
Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech 
Hate speech

Identity: How Does it Shape Our Sense of Self?

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Identity (Psychology)

Group Identity 

Feminism Today: What are the Challenges?

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Feminism 

Feminist Theory 

Feminism -- United States

African American women -- Social conditions

Women -- United States -- Social conditions

Women -- Legal status, laws, etc

Women in Development 

Women's Rights

Reproductive Rights -- United States

Patriotism: Is it Obsolete?

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Patriotism -- United States

Political culture -- United States

National Characteristics, American 

U.S. History: How Do We Remember Our Past?

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Flags - Confederate States of America 
Indians as mascots

Race: Does it Still Matter?

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Racism -- United States
United States -- Race Relations

Gender: What Are the Issues Today?

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Gender identity
Sex differences
Transgender People

Women's Rights

Reproductive Rights -- United States

Political Polarization: How Disunited is the United States?

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Polarization (Social sciences) -- Political aspects

Democracy -- Social aspects

Right and left (Political science) -- United States