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Editor Jamuna Carroll has compiled several intriguing essays that pull back the lid on the school policy process. The essays are arranged in a for-or-against sequence, allowing readers more than one perspective to evaluate. Are all school policies necessary and effective? Do school policies ensure students' safety? Do school policies respect students' rights? What school policies are needed in the future? Readers will examine these issues and form intelligent opinions. Essay sources include the Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and the American Psychological Association Zero Tolerance Task Force.

"Anthology of essays addressing the opioid crisis in the US"--

Editor Katherine Swarts has provided an interesting exploration into genetic disorders through this pro versus con arrangement of several essays from a variety of well-respected authorities. Should children with disorders be integrated into mainstream school districts or receive private, special education? Should prenatal testing for genetic disorders be equated with eugenics? Does embryonic stem cell research pose ethical considerations? Do siblings of children with genetic disorders develop behavioral problems? These questions, and several more, are addressed by experts, allowing your readers to benefit from more than one intelligent viewpoint for every answer.

This must-have volume examines both sides of the issues surrounding consumer debt, from attitudes towards debt and responsible debt management to national debt and resolving debt problems. Does the U.S. government manage debt responsibly? Are men more likely to struggle with finances than women? Should young people have credit cards? Should debtors be more conscientious toward creditors? These and many more questions are answered through the pro versus con format of this book. Readers will use their critical thinking skills to further develop their own intelligent opinions.

Atheists, because of the nature of what they believe in, or don't believe in, rarely make the news. They are rarely seen as outspoken figures tossing their hat into the ring of political, social, religious, or scientific discourse. The Pew Research Center has found that about half of Americans say they would be less likely to support an atheist candidate for president, which is curious because many people believe in the separation of Church and State. Provide your readers with some other curious debatable topics about Atheism. Essays are provided in a pro versus con format, and are selected from highly respected sources and publications. Across four chapters, readers will think critically about the state of Atheism, what its impact on society is, what are major concerns, and what the future may hold.

Editor Mike Wilson has compiled a sequence of essays in pro versus con format, that debate several topics about terrorism. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether terrorism is a serious threat, how society is susceptible to it, what its real causes are, and how governments should respond to terrorism. Is the United States winning its war on terrorism? Does a lack of civil liberties cause terrorism? Will winning the Iraq war curb terrorism? These valuable, pressing questions are debated for readers, allowing them to form intelligent opinions for themselves.

This fascinating book is a collection of articles, speeches, excerpts, and other material that present a variety of opinions on the subject of infectious diseases. What causes disease resurgence? How should society respond to resurgent diseases? How can resurgent diseases be controlled? How can disease resurgence be reduced? These four main questions are debated by divergent sources, allowing readers a comprehensive and broad understanding of these issues.

With America's divorce rate being over fifty percent, one must wonder whether it is a serious problem. Readers will evaluate that very question in chapter one of this collection of essays. Across three more chapters, your readers will evaluate whether it can be prevented, whether divorce laws work, and whether the negative effects of divorce be minimized. This book is also a great resource for report-writing and research. Essay sources include the Administration for Families and Children, Gail Rosenblum, Donna Olmstead, and Katherine Shaw Spaht.

While childbirth is one of the most natural acts a human can experience, there are a lot of issues surrounding it. Should fathers be present at childbirth? Are grandmothers a burden or helpful during childbirth? Do birth plans improve childbirthing or over-complicate it? Are epidurals safe for pain management? These and other questions are debated and answered so that readers will think critically about their own opinions on each topic. Sources include Childbirth Connection, The Kathi Carlisle Fountain, Fatherhood Institute, Carolynn Bauer Zorn, and Rebecca Eckler.

This book provides several viewpoints that debate four essential questions relating to gateway drugs. Do certain drugs have a gateway effect? Are gateway drugs harmful? What is the relationship between gateway drugs and other drugs? What should society do about gateway drugs? Readers will garner information from for-or-against essays as each topic is explained. Essay sources include the Office of National Drug Control Policy, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, Rosie Boycott, and Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

Editor Tom Lansford has compiled a compelling sequence of for-or-against essays that will give readers a balanced foundation on the presidential election process. Across four chapters, readers will explore whether the nomination process produces the best candidates, whether campaign spending should be limited, whether the media unfairly influence campaigns, and whether or not the electoral college should be abolished or reformed.

The world seems much smaller with our astounding means of transportation, but as readers will explore, there are costs that come with such great accomplishments. Across four chapters, readers are presented with essays that debate what alternative strategies are best, what policies protect national security, what laws best protect drivers, and what the future is for our world of transportation.

Each year, 1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males engage in self injury. This self injury is often a coping mechanism for far more serious issues. Enable your readers to engage in a necessary debate about this topic. The essays collected here are provided in a pro versus con sequence, so that readers can evaluate more than one side to every topic. Across four chapters, readers will examine whether self-mutilation is a serious problem, whether body modification falls within mutilation, what triggers self-mutilation, and what should be done to reduce self-mutilating behavior. Essay sources include Teen Vogue, LifeSIGNS, and the Cornell University Family Life Development Center.

Editor James Haley has compiled essays from doctors, scientists, and those who have lost loved ones in order to discuss the difficult issues surrounding death and dying. Readers will learn about steps to easing the dying process, and methods for coping with death. They will learn about efforts to extend the human life span, and the possibility of life after death. Essays are arranged so that readers think critically about what they're learning. Can grief be managed? One essay claims that no, it cannot, while another essay gives compelling argument that medical treatment can reduce pain. It's up the reader to decide their own opinions based on both intelligent viewpoints.

Several essays collected here provide readers with a compelling look at the Military draft. Essays are arranged in a pro versus con format so that readers are provided with more than one intelligent viewpoint on each debated topic. Across four chapters, readers will consider whether the U.S. should reinstate the draft, how the draft affects society, who should be subject to a draft, and whether alternatives to the draft should be pursued.

Culture war is the conflict between traditionalist or conservative values and social democracy, progressive, or social liberal values in the Western world, and other countries. This collection of essays presents various topics relating to culture wars. How does the culture war affect politics in the United States? Is there a culture war between believers and humanists? Is the culture war going global? Is the culture war a matter of economics? These four questions are answered across four chapters of compelling pro versus con essays, providing readers with crucially needed balanced viewpoints.

Editor Kevin Hillstrom tackles the very charged topic of religion and sexuality. Several essays are collected here that debate various issues relating to sexuality and religion. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate how religious beliefs shape sexual behavior, whether homosexuality should be condemned on religious grounds, whether believing in God is incompatible with reproductive rights, and what sexuality issues surround religious leaders.

Editor Karen Miller has compiled several fascinating essays that weave together topics and issues relating to family. What are some characteristics of the modern family? What dilemmas do would-be parents face? How does divorce affect children? Should the government make policies regarding families? These four questions are debated across four chapters, allowing readers to benefit from more than one intelligent viewpoint for every answer. Essay sources include Kara Dukakis, Judith Wallerstein, Deepak Bhargava, and Maxine Frith.

An unfortunate reality in our world is that discrimination, no matter how many strides we make for equality, cannot be rid of easily. This collection of essays explains this tough topic to readers. Essays are in a pro versus con format so that multiple perspective activate the reader's critical thinking skills. Across four chapters, readers will address the state of discrimination in America, how it impacts society, whether affirmative action is effective, and whether the government has an impact on discrimination. Essay sources include the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, Institute of Medicine, David L. Chambers, Richard Thompson Ford, Ruth Marcus, and Ishmael Reed.

Editor Jamuna Carroll has compiled several pro versus con essays that debate and answer four major questions. What values do American youth hold? What behaviors do young people engage in? What risks do youths face? What would ensure the safety and health of young adults? By experiencing more than one intelligent opinion on each debated topic, readers will activate their critical reasoning skills in order to add to their own opinions. Superb essay sources include the Traditional Values Coalition, Barna Group, Corporation for National and Community Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Hilary Rodham Clinton. Mrs. Clinton happens to have the only honor out of the essayists to have raised an American child within the nation's White House, offering her a unique perspective on America's youth.

This must-have volume presents a collection of articles in which authors debate the effect alcohol has on health. Readers will examine the extent society is harmed by alcohol, and what measures should be taken to reduce alcohol-related problems. They will learn what causes contribute to alcohol abuse. Fantastic essay sources include the Baldwin Research Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, International Center for Alcohol Policies, World Health Organization, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Today's media is focused on a pendulum of topics, at one side is constant coverage of reality stars who are famous for just being famous, and on the other side is constant reports of violence and violent crime at the local, national, and global level. What is the real story about violence? Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether violence is a serious problem, the factors that contribute to human violence, the factors that lead to youth violence, and how society should respond to violence. Video games and gun control are among the specific topics presented.

According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year, of which 80 percent are female and half are children. Prostitution is illegal and yet an American State openly allows it. These facts are evidence of a larger truth; the world of your reader is complicated and confusing. This collection of essays are arranged in a pro versus con format, so that the controversies of prostitution and sex trafficking become more accessible to understand. Is prostitution and sex trafficking a serious problem? How should society view prostitution? What factors contribute to prostitution and sex trafficking? What policies should govern prostitution? These four questions are answered across four chapters of fascinating essays.

Today's global economy cannot ignore what is known as a Third World country any longer as global citizens are asking for everyone to have the same liberties and resources as everyone else. Provide your readers with well-balanced opinions that they will form after weighing opposing viewpoints on issues about the Third World. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate the problems that the Third World faces, the impact of globalization, the state of democracy in the Third World, and whether the United States should assist Third World countries. Essay sources include the United Nations Population Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the World Bank.