Bøger af Louise I. Gerdes

"Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--

"At Issue: Drones: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--

Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research."

"This title explores the impact of hybrid and electric cars on the environment and society."--Amazon.com.

This book explores the seriousness of the American housing crisis, the impacts, causes and solutions. Readers will learn about the threat to families and neighborhoods, homeownership as a wealth-building strategy, lending reform, and mortgage interest deduction. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

"Opposing Viewpoints: Robotic Technology: This title addresses various issues related to robotic technology, centered around the questions of Is Robotic Technology Beneficial?, What Role Should Robotic Technology Play in War?, and What Are the Ethical, Legal and Moral Considerations Surrounding Robotic Technology?"--

Does the process of reading change when a book is digitized? What unintended consequences result from turning books into electronic documents? This anthology investigates the issue from contrasting perspectives with an eye toward grounding the conversation in real life examples. Readers learn about the costs and benefits of digitizing books.

This volume examines how today's standards of attractiveness and plastic surgery techniques have changed in light of multicultural and global influences. It explores various related topics by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue.

Editor Louise I. Gerdes has compiled compelling essays that will allow readers to take a deep, thoughtful look at teen dating. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Readers will evaluate whether teen dating violence is a serious problem, whether virginity pacts are effective, and whether media and technology have an impact on teen dating.

This volume explores the topic of the cybercrime and crime involving computers and computer networks by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The editors and authors investigate topics such as the seriousness of cybercrime, how criminals use computer resources to commit cybercrime, if the use of electronic computer technologies such as WikiLeaks, social media, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism can be considered a crime. Readers will evaluate what measures and laws will be prevent crimes being committed via computers in the future. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. This allows your readers to activate higher-level critical thinking and reading skills. Essay sources include the Wall Street Journal, Kim Hone-McMahan, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Sid Kirchheimer.

Introduces arguments about the effectiveness of government bailouts, discussing whether repaid debt has benefited taxpayers, what motivated bailout legislation, and how successful the bailout was in saving jobs.

Discussions center around juvenile crime, with essays for and against each topic. Includes questions for discussion.

Discussions center around food insecurity, with essays for and against each topic.

This book provides a selection of essays that examine cyberbullying, and what, if anything, should be done about it.

A collection of articles in which authors debate whether domestic violence is a serious problem, whether teen dating violence is a serious problem, and whether economic downturns amplify problems that can lead to domestic violence.

This collection of essays explores the current status of campaign finance reform in the United States, including strategies that promote fair political campaigns such as public funding, spending caps, and media regulation. Readers will examine efforts to prevent partisan political redistricting, and look at recent influential developments like small-donor fundraising and use of the internet in campaigns. Essay sources include Thomas E. Mann, John G. Geer, Janette Kenner Muir, and Sarah O'Leary.

Readers are introduced to several issues and viewpoints about Latin America. Essays are arranged in a pro versus con format that shares several viewpoints about each topic. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate how strong the Latin American economy is, what its political climate is, what role the U.S. should play in Latin America, and what the current status of human rights is in Latin America.

Supporting key Social Studies standards, this anthology contains thirteen essays that address issues concerning nuclear weapons, discussing the seriousness of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the United States' management of Iran, North Korea's nuclear program, and other topics.

Are America's dams unsafe? Are toll roads inequitable, or do they improve America's highways? Will private ownership improve infrastructure, or do partnerships need to be closely monitored? Readers explore the various topics pertinent to the discussion of American infrastructure in this edition. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

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.

Because intelligent design is not accepted broadly in the scientific community, does this make it unacceptable to teach in schools? This anthology investigates the debate surrounding the origins of our species. With an eye toward critical inquiry, the essays in this critical edition approach both evolution and intelligent design with skepticism. Readers will gain an understanding of each theory, and a deeper context for current conversations in the news regarding the role of evolution in education and public policy.

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.