Bøger af Margaret Haerens

This essential volume examines the institution of mixed marriages in different global locations, cultures, and social climates. Readers will explore the trends of mixed marriage, the factors that influence the prevalence of mixed marriage, barriers to mixed marriage, and some consequences of mixed marriage. Essays cycle through several world locations, exposing readers to culturally based issues or stories of mixed marriage. England, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Ireland, India, Bosnia, Serbia, Russia, and United Arab Emirates are just a few of the locations that essays explore.

Present your readers with a collection of essays that examines the issue of birth control from a variety of international perspectives. Readers will travel to China, Iran, Madagascar, Nigeria, Canada, Senegal, India, Afghanistan, Japan, the Philippines, and other places to understand new perspectives on birth control. Readers will learn about population growth, politics, social and religious factors, and the economics of birth control access. Essay sources include Martha Campbell, Tania Branigan, Palash R. Ghosh, Jing Zhang, and Raul Irani.

This global-perspective guidebook explores issues related to organ donation in various countries, including the United States, Spain, Australia, India, and Pakistan. Readers will learn about poverty and organ donation, illegal trafficking of organs, and compensation for donation. This book also examines the presumed consent of opt-in / opt-out laws. Essay sources include The Portugal News, Ami Cholia, Calev Ben-David, Habib Toumi, and Natsuko Fukue.

This book explores trends in juvenile crime in countries worldwide. Readers will explore the causes and risk factors associated with youth crime. This book also addresses the differences among nations' juvenile justice systems, and the varying ways reform is handled around the world. Primary sources and essays from international sources offer a truly panoramic view. Are British rates of girl game crime exploding? Do Palestinian girls turn to crime to escape family trouble? Should Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan end their juvenile death penalty? Hard-hitting questions like these are answered in this must-have volume.

"Genocide: Global Viewpoints examines current, often controversial, topics of worldwide interest and importance from a variety of international perspectives"--

Presents perspectives on alcohol and includes speeches and g overnment documents, essays from international magazines, and news sources.

"Suicide: Global Suicide Trends; Policies to Address Suicide; Political, Social, and Economic Factors Contributing to Suicide; Suicide As an Act of Terrorism"--

"Obesity: The Global Obesity Epidemic; Obesity Factors; Obesity Effects; Anti-Obesity Policies"--

Discusses trends in human trafficking, factors contributing to human trafficking and strategies to reduce the problem.

As technology makes the world more accessible, it is increasingly important to develop a wide perspective on crucial issues of global significance. This essential volume takes a look at human rights throughout the world. Readers will evaluate whether certain countries or cultures are falling short on human rights, including the European Unions, Bangladesh, Tibet, Israel, America, and China. They will read about whether certain policies are effective or failing in places like Britain, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Korea. Treatment of women and children is also explored in places such as Haiti and Saudi Arabia.

Editor Margaret Haerens compiled several fascinating essays that take opposing views over issues relating to the Supreme Court. Readers will evaluate whether the Supreme Court is an effective check on the Executive branch. One essay states that the Supreme Court should not decide the rights of enemy combatants while another essay states it is a matter for judicial review. One essay examines what some conservative justices have done for political reasons while another essay states that liberals exercise too much control over the U.S. judiciary. Sodomy laws are debated, as is the role of religion, and Roe versus Wade. Readers will evaluate term limits for the justices, and the role of each justice's political ideology. Foreign court decisions are also evaluated, giving your readers a truly deep and well-balanced view.

"Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications"--

This edition discusses the current issues surrounding the country of Tibet, allowing readers to address these issues after thoughtful examination. Through the use of carefully selected articles, this book explores how Tibet should be governed, the impact of Chinese rule in Tibet, whether the United States should engage Tibet, and what is the best way to encourage political change.

"Provides insight into the feasibility of attaining world peace, various obstacles to it, and the role of the United States in facilitating global harmony"--Introduction.

"Opposing Viewpoints: Government Gridlock: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

The changing political climate in Egypt is explored in this volume of collected pro versus con essays. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate how recent political events should be viewed, what the impact is of political and social upheaval, what policies Egypt should adopt, and what U.S. policy should be on Egypt. Stellar essay sources include Barack Obama, Hafez Ghanem, Sharif Nashashibi, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Mohammad Fadel, Anna Lekas Miller, and Sarah Marusek.

"Opposing Viewpoints: Domestic Terrorism: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

Through this volume, your readers will evaluate many viewpoints surrounding the aging population, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Readers will examine numerous impacts of the aging population, including the economic consequences of an aging population, the social and legal issues of an aging population, social security, and the medical challenges that face an aging population. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and hard-to-find sources and publications. Essay sources include the World Health Organization, the Committee on the Long Run Macroeconomic Effects of the Aging U.S. Population National Research Council, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Los Angeles Times.

This collection of essays addresses the role of the news media, examines the issue of media bias, explores the impact of media on society, and speculates on the future of mass media. Readers are presented with a for-or-against sequence of essays that tackle these issues. By seeing more than one viewpoint, readers will think critically in order to form their own opinions. Is there a liberal media bias? Is news media fact-checking futile? Has Twitter transformed journalism? These queries and more are debated and answered for readers.

"Opposing Viewpoints: The Palestinian Territories: This title examines what the best solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict might be, if the United Nations should grant Palestinian statehood, how the circumstances in the Palestinian Territories can be improved, and how the United Nations should treat the Palestinian Territories"--

"At Issue: Negative Campaigning: 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"--

This book examines Mexico's drug war from many angles, exploring the causes, the government and military responses, and the impact of Central American and U.S. drug policy on Mexico. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

This hard-hitting collection of essays explores various issues related to hacking and hackers. Each essay is either for-or-against the issues being discussed. Readers are exposed to many sides of each debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Four chapters debate these leading questions: What is the most effective way to combat hacking? Is hacktivism a serious threat? What is the significance of WikiLeaks? What is the role of government in hacking? Provide your readers with the opportunity to develop informed opinions about these questions.

This volume examines whether or not the Internet should be censored, who should govern the Internet, what the best ways to fight Internet censorship are, and which legal measures effectively address Internet censorship.

Professional athletes wield a palpable power in today's social media-based world. What they do, what they wear, who they like; all of it is on display and creates trends with pop culture consumers. Is this necessarily a good thing? This collection of essays addresses several controversies related to professional athletes. Essays are arranged in a for-or-against format so readers benefit from more than one viewpoint. Readers will evaluate the role of professional athletes in society, and policies regarding performance-enhancing drugs. They will examine whether athletes' free expression should be limited, and other controversies such as gambling problems, and high salaries.

Why do athletes dope? Should doping be banned? What are the effects of doping on sports? How should doping athletes be treated? The four questions are debated by a series of pro versus con essays in this book. 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 each debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Essay sources include John Stossel, Ellis Cashmore, Kate Henne, and Bennett Foddy.

This volume examines various viewpoints concerning the causes of natural disasters and how effective government, media, and other responses have been.

This volume takes a look at various viewpoints concerning airport security in the United States.

"Medical Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--