About the book
Winner of the 2004 Critics' Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
This useful classroom resource for professors wishing to incorporate notions of justice into their courses examines a variety of America's most challenging social issues (education, poverty, homelessness, crime, and health care), interwoven with racial and ethnic themes. Anthony J. Cortese illustrates how the tension between moral relativism on the one hand, and universal ethics on the other, makes concrete policy discussion difficult. He illustrates how, through a synthesis of justice, law, and power, a social ethics approach to public policy could resolve various intergroup conflicts and social problems. Included at the end of each chapter are \"What You Can Do\" exercises and activities that encourage students to apply what they have learned to their own lives.
Editions of Walls and Bridges
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791459072
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791459089
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791485866
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Winner of the 2004 Critics' Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
This useful classroom resource for professors wishing to incorporate notions of justice into their courses examines a variety of America's most challenging social issues (education, poverty, homelessness, crime, and health care), interwoven with racial and ethnic themes. Anthony J. Cortese illustrates how the tension between moral relativism on the one hand, and universal ethics on the other, makes concrete policy discussion difficult. He illustrates how, through a synthesis of justice, law, and power, a social ethics approach to public policy could resolve various intergroup conflicts and social problems. Included at the end of each chapter are \"What You Can Do\" exercises and activities that encourage students to apply what they have learned to their own lives.
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Winner of the 2004 Critics' Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
This useful classroom resource for professors wishing to incorporate notions of justice into their courses examines a variety of America's most challenging social issues (education, poverty, homelessness, crime, and health care), interwoven with racial and ethnic themes. Anthony J. Cortese illustrates how the tension between moral relativism on the one hand, and universal ethics on the other, makes concrete policy discussion difficult. He illustrates how, through a synthesis of justice, law, and power, a social ethics approach to public policy could resolve various intergroup conflicts and social problems. Included at the end of each chapter are \"What You Can Do\" exercises and activities that encourage students to apply what they have learned to their own lives.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Walls and Bridges?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
Where can I read a sample of Walls and Bridges?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791459072
How long is Walls and Bridges and how many pages does it have?
Walls and Bridges has 206 page(s)
Is Walls and Bridges part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Public Policy
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Walls and Bridges?
Anthony J. Cortese
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Walls and Bridges is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791459072) and paperback(ISBN 9780791459089) and pdf(ISBN 9780791485866)
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