California+Social+Studies


 * California Social Issues Topic List**

land development water shortage Illegal immigration abortion homosexual rights beach / coastal erosion “the american dream” Foreclosure recycling bank failures stock market crash discrimination minorities welfare social security rent control animal shelters overpopulation birth control urban sprawl urban blight social equality socialism jobs health care medicad off shore drilling homeless shelters homeless people green spaces urban planning hate crimes mental illness illiteracy development vs conservation economic depression recession deficit spending national debt budget shortfalls economic development mental depression conservation unemployment wildlife preservation natural habitats public education zoos amusement parks crime labor unions right to work nature preserves police corruption tidal energy resources wind energy resources air pollution hybrid cars electric cars mass transit light rail freeways gridlock dustbowl crop rotation soil conservation corporate farming

State budget deficits Environmental concerns’ Education Prison/ industrial complex State colleges Border security Water resources Alternative energy Traffic/congestion/pollution Private vs. public land, i.e beach access & control Reshaping of landscape Proliferation of Billboards, incl. Electronic ones) Demographic Shifts Hospitals/Healthcare