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What happens when two deeply held American values, freedom of expression and freedom from discrimination, clash? In any well-established democratic society, people have the right to free speech as well as the right to equal treatment and protection under the law. But when one person's speech harms another person on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, it may qualify as hate speech and be subject to restriction. Cortese argues that restricting hate speech does not violate the guiding principle behind the First Amendment, but he is not eager to see more lawsuits

Intro -- WALLS AND BRIDGES -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. A Social Ethics Approach to Social Problems -- 2. The Crisis and Denial of Access in Education -- 3. Welfare, Poverty, and the Legitimization of Social Inequality -- 4. Sidewalk Stories: The Forgotten Homeless People -- 5. Medical Apartheid: The Unequal Distribution and Quality of Health Care -- 6. Crime and Prison: The Social Control of Deviance -- 7. Social Ethics and Implications for Public Policy -- Appendix: Implications for Social Policy -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.