At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
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The militia movement
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2)
Single-parent families
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3)
The United Nations
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4)
Welfare reform
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5)
Sex education
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6)
Interracial relationships
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7)
Smoking
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Drugs and sports
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9)
Heroin
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Nuclear security
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Physician-assisted suicide
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13) Satanism
Series
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Presents a collection of essays offering varying viewpoints on topics regarding satanism.
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What is a hate crime?
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Does capital punishment deter crime?
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16)
Is military action justified against nations that support terrorism?
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17)
Islamic fundamentalism
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19)
Food-borne illnesses
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20)
Reparations for American slavery
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U.S. policy toward rogue nations
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Are efforts to reduce terrorism successful?
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24)
The ethics of genetic engineering
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26)
How should the United States withdraw from Iraq?
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27)
Is Islam a religion of war or peace?
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28)
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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29)
Religion and education
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30) Drug testing
Series
Description
Presents a collection of essays that examine the issues related to drug testing programs, providing a discussion of legal issues, reliability of the drug-detection test, cost effectiveness, and individual rights.
31)
Is poverty a serious threat?
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32)
Islam in America
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33)
Bilingual education
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34)
Can the War on Terrorism be won?
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37)
Homeschooling
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38)
User-generated content
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39)
The wireless society
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40)
Are adoption policies fair?
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41)
Charter schools
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Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Greenhaven Press's At Issue Series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point out sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills,...
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Has No Child Left Behind been good for education?
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How should the U.S. proceed in Iraq?
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46)
Intelligent design versus evolution
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47)
National security
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48)
The Olympics
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49)
Political scandals
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50)
Senior citizens and driving
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51)
Should cameras be allowed in courtrooms?
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52)
Should drilling be permitted in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
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53)
Should governments negotiate with terrorists?
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54)
Should juveniles be tried as adults?
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55)
Should parents be allowed to choose the gender of their children?
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56)
Should social networking web sites be banned?
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57)
Should the legal drinking age be lowered?
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58)
Should the U.S. do business with China?
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59)
Should the voting age be lowered?
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60)
Should women be allowed to serve in combat in the U.S. Armed Forces?
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61)
Teen driving
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62)
Volunteerism
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63)
What is the future of the U.S. economy?
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64)
What is the impact of automation?
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65)
What is the impact of tourism?
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White supremacy groups
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67)
Are teen curfews effective?
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68)
Can busy teens succeed academically?
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69)
Can celebrities change the world?
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70)
Disaster planning
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71)
Disposal of the dead
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72)
Do tax breaks benefit the economy?
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73)
Do U.S. schools prepare students for a global economy?
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Does the world hate the U.S.?
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75)
Ethanol
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76)
The ethics of cloning
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77)
Foster care
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78)
Greenhouse gases
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79)
Has technology increased learning?
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80)
Homeland security
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81)
How far should science extend the human lifespan?
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82)
How safe is America's infrastructure?
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83)
How should obesity be treated?
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84)
How should the U.S. proceed in Afghanistan?
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85)
Is gun ownership a right?
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Is parenthood a right or a privilege?
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87)
Is selling body parts ethical?
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88)
Marijuana
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90)
Nuclear weapons
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91)
Polygamy
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92)
Reproductive technologies
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93)
RFID technology
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94)
The rising cost of college
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95)
Should the government fund embryonic stem cell research?
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96)
Slavery today
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97)
Teens and credit
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98)
The U.S. policy on Cuba
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99) Violent children
Series
Description
From the Publisher: Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing...
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What motivates suicide bombers?
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101)
What role should the U.S. play in the Middle East?
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102)
The age of consent
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103)
AIDS in developing countries
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105)
Anorexia
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106)
Are America's wealthy too powerful?
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107)
Are privacy rights being violated?
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108)
Biodiversity
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109)
Campaign finance
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112)
Does outsourcing harm America?
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114)
Does the U.S. two-party system still work?
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115)
The energy crisis
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116)
The federal budget deficit
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117) The H1N1 flu
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Provides a collection of pro- and con- essays on the subject of the H1N1 influenza.
118)
How does religion influence politics?
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119)
Hurricane Katrina
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120)
Is childhood becoming too sexualized?
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121)
Is Iran a threat to global security?
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122)
Is media violence a problem?
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123)
Is there a new Cold War?
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124)
Is torture ever justified?
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126)
Nuclear and toxic waste
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127)
Should character be taught in school?
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128)
Should the federal government bail out private industry?
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129)
Should the Internet be free?
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130)
Should the U.S. close its borders?
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131)
Should the U.S. reduce its consumption?
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133)
Teen sex
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134)
U.S. military deployment
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135)
Uranium mining
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136)
Voter fraud
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137)
Wave and tidal power
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138)
What is humanity's greatest challenge?
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139)
What is the impact of emigration?
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141)
Women in Islam
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142)
Are Americans overmedicated?
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143)
Are newspapers becoming extinct?
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144)
Book banning
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145)
Can diets be harmful?
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146)
Casualties of war
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147)
Concealed weapons
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148)
Corporate corruption
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149) DNA Databases
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
"DNA Databases: Society Will Benefit from Sharing Information in DNA Databases; Biometric Identification and DNA Databases Are Dangerous to the Public; DNA Databases Help in the Fight Against Crime; Gaps in DNA Databases Prevent Police from Solving Crimes; State DNA Databases Help Solving Crimes; Fighting Crime with DNA Samples Comes With Great Risks; DNA Privacy Violations Are a Serious Problem; Mathematical Tools Will Protect DNA Privacy; DNA Databases...
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Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
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151)
Drunk driving
152)
The ethics of capital punishment
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153)
The ethics of medical testing
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155)
Gay marriage
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157)
Green cities
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158)
Health care legislation
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159)
How can the poor be helped?
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160)
Human embryo experimentation
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161)
Identity theft
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163)
Is socialism harmful?
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164) Media bias
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Presents essays on objectivity and bias in the media.
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Pandemics
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170)
Should religious symbols be allowed on public land?
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171)
Should the United States be multilingual?
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172)
Should there be an international climate treaty?
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173)
Space exploration
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174)
Student loans
175)
Weapons of war
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176)
What is the impact of e-waste?
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177)
Will the world run out of fresh water?
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178)
Alcohol abuse
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179)
Alternatives to prisons
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180)
Are books becoming extinct?
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181)
Are executives paid too much?
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182)
Are mass extinctions inevitable?
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183)
Are textbooks biased?
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184)
Biofuels
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185)
Cancer
186)
Cyberbullying
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187)
Cyberpredators
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188)
Distracted driving
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189)
Do students have too much homework?
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190)
Food insecurity
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191)
How does advertising impact teen behavior?
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192)
Human waste
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193)
Organ transplants
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194)
Policing the internet
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195)
Rebuilding the World Trade Center
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196)
Standardized testing
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197)
Transportation infrastructure
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198)
The U.S. energy grid
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199)
Age of consent
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201)
Are abortion rights threatened?
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202)
Are unions still relevant?
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203)
Child pornography
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204) Club drugs
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
- Use of the drug "spice" is causing concern in the military / Julie Watson -
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Do cell phones cause cancer?
Author
206) Drones
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"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"--
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Series
Pub. Date
c 2013
Description
Stem cells play critical roles in the development of complex organisms. Embryonic stem cells have the ability to differentiate, giving rise to the many other types of cells and tissues that make up healthy, full developed bodies. Studies involving these cells have proven controversial.
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Extending the human lifespan
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209)
Fracking
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210)
High school dropouts
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211)
Is China's economic growth a threat to America?
212)
Reality TV
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213) Self-defense laws
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"At Issue: Self-Defense Laws: 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"--
214)
Should drilling be allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
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215)
Teen residential treatment programs
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216)
What is the future of the music industry?
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217)
What is the impact of digitizing books?
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220)
The American housing crisis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014].
Description
"At Issue: Are Athletes Good Role Models?: 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"--
222)
Are natural disasters increasing?
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223)
Beauty pageants
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224)
Can glacier and ice melt be reversed?
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
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...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
The US debate concerning the most appropriate type of sex education for school-age youth-- abstinence or comprehensive-- continues to rage with no indication of subsiding. One thing has remained consistent, however, and that is the public support for sex education in general. The authors included in At Issue: Do Abstinence Programs Work? present a variety of opinions surrounding the subject of abstinence sex education, including its effect on teen...
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Do infectious diseases pose a threat?
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228)
Has child behavior worsened?
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230)
Is society becoming less civil?
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232)
Mexico's drug war
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233)
Negative campaigning
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234)
Piracy on the high seas
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235) The Right to Die
Author
Series
Description
We all die, but should we have the ability to choose when? Death is part of life, but not everyone agrees on the details. What if you have painful, terminal illness? Is it okay to seek suicide if a doctor assists? Do you have a right to end your own life? Is doing so a violation of God's or a greater power's plan? This anthology engages this dilemma from diverse perspectives, grounding abstract and moral discussions in real-life events such as Oregon's...
236)
Road rage
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237)
Should junk food be sold in school?
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238)
Should the federal income tax be eliminated?
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research"--
"At Issue: Should the Rich Pay Higher Taxes?: Books in this anthology series focus...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"At Issue: Should the US Close Its Borders?: 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"--
243)
Teen smoking
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245)
Urban farming
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Author
Series
Description
This book explores possible causes for the recent rise in autism. It looks at improved diagnostics of autism, vitamin deficiencies, and different environmental and behavioral reasons that could lead to autism. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
247)
Are social networking sites harmful?
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249)
Bitcoin
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250) Caffeine
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Series
Description
Caffeine consumption has become commonplace amongst young adults in recent years, with many teens, up to 80 percent, eagerly reaching for coffee or energy drinks on a regular basis. Caffeinated substances are legal, widely used by society, and often touted as having health benefits, yet many teenagers fail to realize that caffeine is also a drug. When misused it can lead to dependency or abuse. This informative anthology examines the various degrees...
252) Divorce and Children
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Series
Description
This book explores issues pertaining to divorce and children, including children's rights in divorce, custody and visitation decisions, the duties of the parents during divorce, and blended families. Essays debate each issue, allowing readers to think critically while learning new information.
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Domestic surveillance
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254)
Fast food
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255)
Genetically modified food
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256) Guns and Crime
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Series
Description
Do guns contribute to or prevent crime? Is gun ownership a right or a privilege? Would Americans be safer without guns? This is a compendium of opinions on the issue of guns and crime answering these questions and more, including whether more stringent gun control would increase or decrease violence. Readers see both sides to relating issues, such as gun control, individual rights, its impact on children, and assault weapon bans.
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Series
Description
This book explores issues related to the value of a college degree. It covers topics such as a college degree as an investment. It examines college degrees and if having one prepares people for today's jobs. It looks at college degrees and the U.S. economy, college education as a right, and alternatives to a college degree.
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Medical malpractice
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259)
Minorities and the law
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260)
Organic Food
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262) Sexting
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Series
Description
Technology has made so many things possible, including sending romantic messages to someone else via text. Sexting is just a new form of communication that continues to serve our need to tell one another things, but sometimes this can go horribly wrong, especially being of a sexual nature. This book debates the issue of sexting, touching on such topics as the rise of sexting among teens and adults, if it is hurtful to teens, and whether or not sexting...
263)
Sexual assault and the military
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265)
Violent video games
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266)
What are the jobs of the future?
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267)
Wind farms
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Author
Series
Description
This book explores issues related to graphic music lyrics. It covers topics such as intent as a standard, violent lyrics and aggression, and the effects of violent music lyrics. It examines whether sexual music harms children and women. It also discusses "Bro Country" music, and whether it is harmful.
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Bilingual education
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270) Childhood Obesity
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Series
Description
Childhood obesity has tripled in the United States since the 1970s, leaving many of America's children vulnerable to long-term physical and mental health issues. In an attempt to understand what is responsible for these swelling statistics, a number of health professionals, school administrators, government officials, and cultural experts have examined the possible culprits. This informative edition explores a number of those perspectives, urging...
271)
Corporate corruption
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273) Foodborne Outbreaks
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Series
Description
This book explores issues related to foodborne outbreaks. It covers the progress made toward reducing foodborne outbreaks. It examines funding for the Federal Food Safety Modernization Act. Readers will examine foodborne outbreaks and the global food system, the risks of consuming imported food, and food suppliers and safety among other issues.
274)
Foreign oil dependence
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275)
Immigration reform
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276)
The Olympics
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277)
Student loans
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278) Superbugs
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Series
Description
Where do Antibiotic-resistant superbugs come from and what can we do to combat them? This volume takes a look at the issue from all angles; the role of government, where lobbyists and drug companies fit in, and how the overuse of antibiotics and antibacterial products may contribute to the problem.
279)
Superfoods
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280)
What is the impact of green practices?
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281) What Should We Eat?
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Series
Description
Gluten, red meat, fish, insects: all things we do or don't eat, but could. Should we? This book explores how best to sustain ourselves, from organic food to fast food. Readers are treated to both sides of current dietary views on how humans should be eating for health and longevity.
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Series
Description
Sexual assault on the campuses of universities and private schools appears to be on the rise. Alcohol and fraternities are easy targets, but the issue is much more complicated. Despite attempts made by administrators to define consent clearly, it can be a legal gray area. Students condemned by a school's excessively broad definition of sexual assault can be branded rapists long after graduation. Victims must face their attackers on campus because...
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Flints water supply tainted with lead. Chicagos toxic donut. Louisianas cancer alley. Corporate waste poisoning developing nations. These are all examples of environmental racism. Readers of this compelling anthology will be awakened to many examples of poor and minority communities that suffer physically, emotionally, and financially from living in a toxic environment. With no political clout and few available resources, these victims find themselves...
284) Gender politics
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
It is somewhat astounding that a gender gap continues to exist today in the United States and worldwide. Girls and women face educational roadblocks, economic disparity, threats to their health and safety, and biased laws. How can such treatment of the worlds mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters be permitted? This enlightening anthology presents a range of diverse viewpoints about the gender divide between men and women. Readers will learn the effects...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Nowhere is the gun control debate more heated than in the United States. Gun control advocates argue for tighter restrictions on purchasing and licensing in the hopes of reducing incidents of shootings. Gun owners fear that their guns will be taken away, eliminating their ability to protect their families. Carrying a concealed handgun is legal in every state, and polls shows that the majority of Americans support conceal and carry. The viewpoints...
286) Trial by internet
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Offers opposing viewpoints on the role of the internet in the justice system, covering such topics as jury tampering, the way the internet influences popular opinion, and online complaints.
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