x Contents
Religion and Politics 484
Religious Right 488
Same-Sex Couples and Health Care 490
Sexual Harassment 493
Sharpton, Al (1954–) 497
Small Business Administration 499
Steinem, Gloria (1934–) 503
Student Loans and Rising Tuition Costs 505
Supreme Court of the United States 509
Tea Party 512
Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, American Reactions to 515
Warren Court 520
Watergate 523
Welfare Policy 527
Women and Minority Leaders 530
Women and Politics 532
Women’s Suffrage 536
Volume Two
Part 3: Education, Housing, Labor, and the American
Middle Class
Overview Essays 545
Education and the American Middle Class 545
Homeownership and the Middle Class 552
Labor Unions and the Creation of the Middle Class 561
Entries 569
Affirmative Action in Higher Education 569
Charter Schools 572
Chávez, César E., and the United Farm Workers of America 575
Community College 578
Democratic Unionism 581
Educational Vouchers 588