Bøger udgivet af Cengage Gale

"This title in the Opposing Viewpoint series examines the important topic of school safety, asking such questions as: Are schools safe? Can better gun policy make schools safer? Can security measures make schools safer? and What is the relationship between health care issues and student safety?"--Publisher's website.

Discusses some of the most deadly viruses and their economic and social aspects.

"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"--

Presents a variety of viewpoints on current foreign policy issues of the United States, illustrating the wide disagreement about the role of the US in the world and the debate about the principles that ought to guide US foreign policy.

"Provides insight into the health risks posed by exposure to chemicals found in plastics, cosmetics, and other products common in everyday life; examines the controversies surrounding e-cigarettes, pesticides, hydraulic fracturing, and chemical dispersants used in oil spills; and considers the efforts to reform the existing federal regulatory framework to protect the American public from toxic chemical exposure"--Introduction.

Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic. Extensive book and periodical bibliographies and a list of organizations to contact are also included."

This book examines whether scientific testing violates animal rights, including whether it is cruel, the necessity of testing on primates, and the use of technology. It also covers factory farming, and whether it violates animal rights.

An estimated 43.1 million Americans live in poverty. While the government strives to have resources for citizens troubled by poverty, many Americans feel there is not enough being done. This edition explores issues related to poverty in America. Article topics include whether or not poverty is a growing problem in the United Sates, its causes, and ways to reduce poverty for Americans.

Presents a wide range of viewpoints concerning the potential benefits and consequences, both to human health and the environment, of developing and consuming genetically modified plants and animals.

Investigates the issue of divorce from a variety of perspectives, focusing especially on the impact of divorce on chldren, and includes discussion of whether divorce is really harmful to children, how divorce affects older children, how it affects kids with special needs, and what steps parents can take to help their children better cope.

"Explores the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act, who benefits from the ACA, how the economy is affected by the ACA, and the impact of the ACA rollout."--Provided by publisher.

This objective and balanced collection of essays examines whether warfare can be justified, the likely causes of future wars, how the United States is faring in the War on Terror, and the principles that should guide U.S. conduct during war. Readers are exposed to many sides of each debated topic, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.

"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"--

Since 2001, nearly 3 million children have had to cope with the deployment of a parent. This volume introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of expert viewpoints on issues faced by military families. Disparate viewpoints are encapsulated in each chapter with the use of a question-and-response format. By evaluating contrasting viewpoints on topics, readers can attain a complete and balanced knowledge of the issues. Important facts, perfect for report writing, are dispersed throughout in eye-catching boxed insets, and an extensive bibliography is included.

This must-have volume explores global developments in energy alternatives, focusing on nuclear energy, particularly the impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, as well as the politics and economics of energy alternatives. Primary sources and essays from international sources offer a truly panoramic view. Stellar essay sources include Yazeed Kamaldien, Integrated Regional Information Networks, Barack Obama, Young Il Choung, James Holloway, Yazeed Kamaldien, The Economist, and Siobhan Dowling.

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

Editor Diane Andrews Henningfeld takes your readers on a tour of various cultures' views on adoption. Essays explore global trends in adoption, addressing such topics as transnational adoption and celebrity adoption. Readers will explore corruption, legal and social issues faced by same-sex adoptive parent, and the role of gender, race, and ethnicity in adoption. Essays examine the rights of adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees. Primary sources, including speeches and government documents, join essays from international magazines and news sources for a truly panoramic view. Helpful features include an annotated table of contents, a world map and country index, bibliography, and subject index.

Editor Debra A. Miller has chosen the primary source writings in this book to provide your readers with a broad array of liberal, conservative, and centrist views on global warming. Written by respected experts in the field, these essays present important opinions on topics such as fossil fuel use and green energy investment. Different viewpoints are organized into a question-and-response format in each chapter, allowing readers to easily summarize them.

Editor Dedria Bryfonski has chosen primary source writings to explore issues related to family violence, including what contributes to family violence, is family violence a gender issue, whether efforts to reduce family violence effective, and what are the consequences of family violence.

This book explores many issues related to adoption policies in the U.S., including: the benefits and drawbacks of open adoptions or sealed birth records, regulations surrounding international adoptions, issues related to adoption by same-sex couples, arguments for and against state or national father registries, and issues surrounding the adoption of children in foster care and older children. Sources of the essays include the American Psychological Association, the Liberty Council, and Susan Livingston Smith.

Supporting Social Studies curriculum, this book discusses one of America's most controversial civil rights issues: abortion. Readers will explore the many questions this topic engenders, such as whether abortion should be banned; whether teens must notify their parents prior to having an abortion; whether women undergoing abortions should be required to have an ultrasound; and whether doctors may refuse to perform abortions if it violates their spiritual and moral beliefs.

The information in this volume provides insight into the impact and consequences of the prescription drug abuse problem in the United States, the causes of prescription drug addiction, and proposed and existing government policies that are hotly debated in the ongoing effort to effectively confront the prescription drug abuse problem in this country. Varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue are presented.

"Democracy: 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"--

Readers will explore issues related to United States espionage and intelligence-gathering, including the question of whether or not intelligence gathering is necessary in today's world, the impact of intelligence gathering on the American population, the role of technology in espionage and intelligence-gathering activities, and the prosecution of government leakers under the Espionage Act.

"Biofuels: 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 various positions concerning the cause and treatment of alcoholism.

"Alternative Medicine: 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"--