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Celebrity Culture: Are Americans too focused on celebrities?; Future of Marriage: Is traditional matrimony going out of style?; Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Can individual actions reduce global warming?
These are just a few of the provocative questions contested in Issues for Debate in Sociology. This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again!
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Socially Responsible Investing: Can Investors Do Well by Doing Good?
Socially Responsible Investing: Can Investors Do Well by Doing Good?
When Ann B. Alexander and her husband sold their natural-foods store in Durham, N.C., they pocketed a tidy sum. But they didn't want their profits to simply sit in a typical investment fund, even if they did grow in value. They also wanted their money to do good.
So the Alexanders chose a financial adviser who specializes in “socially responsible investing,” an ...
