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Sexual Harassment
It is a horrible fact but true, 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys is sexually assaulted by age 16. This means your readers are impacted by this topic, or someone they love is for certain. This book carefully introduces readers to the issues relating to sexual harassment, so that they can navigate the challenges they may encounter in life. Readers will evaluate topics including whether online sexual harassment is a serious problem, whether men need to take a more active role in ending harassment, and whether the way women dress contributes to sexual harassment.
Lymphoma
Made up of two main types and several subtypes, Lymphoma is the third most common cancer diagnosed in children. Your readers are provided with essential information on the Lymphomas. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with Lymphoma give readers a first-hand experience. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.
Homelessness
Editor Arthur Gillard helps readers to explore issues related to homelessness. Through articles from a variety of sources, this book explores topics like tent cities as a temporary answer to long-term housing problem, and the impact of “housing first” approaches. Readers will evaluate whether or not giving money to panhandlers helps the chronically homeless, and the long-term effect of homelessness on families. They will learn intelligent ways to speak out about homelessness. Essay sources include the National Coalition for the Homeless, Colorado Springs Gazette, Anna Nussbaum Keating, and Hubert G. Locke.
Dieting
A person merely needs to watch television for a few hours before they've viewed several diet and weight management solutions. Our society is filled with diet fads and messages that we need to control our weight. This volume addresses dieting for young readers. Essays and articles explain the effectiveness of dieting, effectiveness of willpower, yo-yo dieting, and eating mindfully. Readers will evaluate what it means to be healthy at any weight, and the government's role in combating obesity and the obesity epidemic.
War
Readers are given a thorough and fascinating look at the concept of war. Topics covered include the nature and costs of war, remote-control and cyberwarfare, climate change impact as a catalyst for war, and the toll that post-traumatic stress takes on soldiers. Readers will evaluate the War on Terror, and the war in Afghanistan.
Learning Disabilities
Editor Arthur Gillard presents readers with multiple sides to current issues relating to learning disabilities. Is inadequate nutrition causing an increase in learning disabilities? Is stimulant medication an effective treatment for A.D.H.D.? Are environmental toxins causing an increase in learning disabilities? These questions and many more are debated and answered for readers. Essay sources include the International Dyslexia Association, Jan Farrington, Rebecca J. Frey, and Linda C. Neumann.
Stroke
The C.D.C. states that someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds, and someone dies of a stroke every 4 minutes. It will touch your reader's lives. This book provides essential information on strokes. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with strokes give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers. First-hand accounts include a young mother who suffered a stroke, a man who survived a stroke at age 10, and a brain scientist who suffered and learned from a stroke.
Social Protest
This fascinating book explores issues and trends related to social protest. Readers will learn about protest movements, nonviolent protests, social protest and direct action, and civil disobedience. Comedy and street theater as protest tactics, the Occupy Movement, and economic inequality are also richly covered. Essay sources include Investor's Business Daily, Kumi Naidoo, Mathew Ingram, and Amy Goodman.
Climate Change
This collection of essays helps readers explore the issues surrounding climate change. Essay sources include the U.S. Global Change Research Program, James Lovelock, Anne McElvoy, and Pat Boone. Readers will evaluate what humans are doing to cause climate change and consider what the best measures are to stop it.
Drug Abuse
This volume presents readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand and navigate the topic of drug abuse. Both conservative and liberal points of view are provided in an even balance. Readers will evaluate drug abuse causes, the impact of the war on drugs, the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, and whether drugs should be legalized. They will learn about varying methods of preventing drug abuse. Stellar sources include Dr. Harold Koplewicz, The Economist, Northbound Academy, John Stossel, Genevieve Pham-Kanter, and Jane Bianchi.
