Nancy Hendricks

Consumer Rights and Protections

Examining the Facts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fact-checking resource for understanding the history and evolution of consumer rights and protections in the USA.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781440881305
• ISBN-10: 1440881308
• Artikelnr.: 71870191

Autorenporträt

Nancy Hendricks holds a doctorate in education and is an award-winning author whose books include Women's Equality in America: Examining the Facts (Bloomsbury, 2024).

Inhaltsangabe

How to Use This Book Introduction Chapter 1. Consumer Rights and
Protections in America Q1: How did industrialization affect the rise of
consumer rights and protections? Q2: What are the politics involved in
consumer rights and protections? Q3: Who were significant individuals and
groups in the early rise of consumer protections? Q4: What figures were
involved with consumer rights and protections after 1906? Chapter 2.
Federal Laws and Agencies Overseeing Consumer Rights and Protections Q5:
What were early laws governing consumer rights and protections? Q6: How did
the New Deal affect consumer rights and protections? Q7: What contemporary
consumer protection laws have been enacted? Q8: Which federal agencies
currently oversee consumer rights and protections? Chapter 3. Disputed
Issues Involving Consumer Rights and Protections Q9: Do consumer protection
laws and agencies lead to a "nanny state"? Q10: Is advertising exempt from
consumer protection laws under the First Amendment? Q11: Do consumer rights
and protections cover the alleged "pink tax"? Chapter 4. Consumer Rights
and Protections for Food and Beverages Q12: How did fertilizer play a part
in consumer rights and protections? Q13: Why were the "Margarine Wars" and
"Pure Ketchup" campaign significant in consumer protections for food? Q14:
How did the "Poison Squad" affect the cause of consumer rights and
protections? Q15: What impact did the publication of The Jungle have on
consumer rights and protections? Q16: Do consumer rights and protections
cover the beverages we drink? Q17: Did consumer rights and protections for
food eventually replace caveat emptor? Chapter 5. Consumer Rights and
Protections for Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, and Healthcare Q18: Are
cosmetics covered by consumer rights and protections? Q19: Do consumer
rights and protections safeguard over-the-counter products? Q20: What role
did the American Chamber of Horrors play in modern consumer protections?
Q21: Are there consumer rights and protections for prescription drugs? Q22:
Is healthcare shielded from consumer rights and protections? Chapter 6.
Consumer Rights and Protections in Transportation Q23: What role did Ralph
Nader play in automotive consumer rights and protections? Q24: Do consumer
rights and protections cover the automotive industry and car sales? Q25:
Are railroads accountable for consumer rights and protections? Q26: What
consumer rights and protections cover air travel? Chapter 7. Consumer
Rights and Protections in Finance and Technology Q27: Are consumer rights
and protections really necessary in financial matters? Q28: Has fraud been
part of the evolution of financial consumer protections? Q29: What roles
did Charles Ponzi, Bernard Madoff, and Sarah Howe play in financial
consumer protections? Q30: How did the Savings and Loan Scandal affect
consumer financial protections? Q31: How has the Consumer Finance
Protection Bureau affected consumers in financial transactions? Q32: Are
there consumer protections that cover emerging technologies such as
cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence?