Respected for its coverage of foreign policy and domestic politics,Present Tensealso provides a thorough examination of social and cultural history. This edition includes a greater focus on the 1970s and 1980s, and increased coverage of recent immigration. Co-author Karen Anderson of the University of Arizona specializes in women's history in the modern period. The "American Trends and Issues" boxed feature focuses on institutions that have undergone great change in the post-World War II era, including health care, education, science, corporate culture, medicine, broadcast journalism, and more.