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Authors express their opinions on how mental illness should be defined, how society should deal with the mentally ill, and the effectiveness of methods used to treat mental disorders.
Authors examine whether Satanism is a dangerous new cult to be feared or whether a few publicized event have been exaggerated out of proportion to their seriousness and extent.
Presents opposing viewpoints on the legality, morality, responsibility for, and justification of abortion. Includes critical thinking skills activities.
Essays debate gay rights in the United States, and the role of the government in this matter.
Greehaven Press's History Firsthand series explores major events in world history through eyewitness accounts.
This book discusses decisions about sex that teens must make, including the conflicting views that teens receive from their parents, peers, and society.
Students must often make informed decisions about serious issues that will affect the course of their lives. Smoking, drunk driving, and violence are just a few of these challenging issues. Focusing on topics of special concern to students, the Issues That Concern You series helps make these complex issues less intimidating and more accessible. Each volume presents eight to twelve readings from a variety of perspectives that allow students to better understand and navigate the highlighted topic. Color photos, charts, graphs, tables and editorial cartoons reinforce information as well as present important statistical data. Each volume also includes factual analysis taken from a variety of government and research facilities, to tell students more of what they want to known about the issue. Relevant Web sites, a bibliography and thorough subject index round out each volume. Book jacket.
The number of gangs in the United States has increased dramatically in the past few decades. No longer confined to poor, inner-city areas, gangs are attracting youth from the affluent suburbs. The authors in this anthology examine the various factors that encourage teens to join gangs.
Policing today is more professional than it has ever been in U.S. history. Yet we are reminded by well-publicized beatings that brutality continues. The question is why. To understand how and why brutality occurs and how it might be prevented, the author covers the following issues: Chapters include: Is Police Brutality a Serious Problem? What Factors Contribute to Police Brutality? How Does Police Brutality Affect Society? How Can Police Brutality Be Reduced?
Contains essays from survivors of the attack including personal accounts of the rescue and recovery efforts, reactions by both politicians and ordinary civilians, and Arab persepctive on the attacks.