Presents discussion and debate on the topic of suicide, including its acceptability from a moral viewpoint, teen suicide, suicide among gay teens, mood disorders as a cause of suicide, physician-assisted suicide, suicide prevention, gun restrictions to prevent suicide, school programs to educate about suicide.

From the Publisher: "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model-not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections-by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens-include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations-all up...

"What Causes AIDS?; What Is the Status of the Global AIDS Epidemic?; How Can the Spread of AIDS Be Controlled?; How Should AIDS Be Treated?"--

Contains a selection of primary and secondary sources that provide a variety of perspectives on video games and whether or not they are harmful to children.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether corporal punishment is effective, whether young unmarried women and men should be parents, and whether teen parenting is harmful.

Provides opposing viewpoints on issues related to eating disorders, debating the seriousness of the problem, the causes of eating disorders, treatments, prevention, and who is at risk.

Bullying is just one of the issues raised when cell phones are welcomed on campuses. From creating a distraction in the classroom to improving academic performance to student safety, the devices and their apps polarize educators and administrators. At Issue: Cell Phones In Schools probes these topics and more. The divergent views presented in this anthology represent how cell phones are impacting teens as they adopt mobile technology in their daily...

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether consumerism is linked to mental and emotional problems, whether the recession will hurt consumerism, and whether moderate consumerism is more practical than freeganism.

This volume explores the topics relating to sustainable architecture, a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture, by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical...

"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"--Provided by publisher.