Contemporary issues companion

Author

Immell, Myra Yount, Lisa Gerdes, Louise I., 1953 Williams, Mary E., 1960 Kim, Henny H., 1968 Mitchell, Hayley R., 1968 Dudley, William, 1964 Garcia, Alma M Egendorf, Laura K., 1973 Lloyd, J. D., 1959 Heberlein, Regine I Gaughen, Shasta Roleff, Tamara L., 1959 Volpe, Lane E., 1976 Burns, Kate, 1963 Verbrugge, Allen Soliz, Adela Naff, Clay Farris Leverich, Jean Karson, Jill Engdahl, Sylvia Woodward, John Haugen, David M., 1969 Fisanick, Christina Berne, Emma Carlson, 1979 Kiesbye, Stefan Kukathas, Uma Hina, Paul Tardiff, Joseph C., 1966 Nelson, David Erik

1) Depression

Series

Contemporary issues companion

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A collection of essays in which the authors provide information and insights on serious, long-term depression.

2) Eating disorders

Author

Immell, Myra

3) Organized crime

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

c1999

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A collection of articles, personal accounts, and case studies that discuss how organized crime threatens society.

4) Cancer

Author

Yount, Lisa

5) Cloning

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Contemporary issues companion

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Examines cloning, including information about the science of cloning, reporting about cloning in the media, agricultural cloning, and the controversy over human cloning.

6) Cults

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

2000

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Contains twenty-two essays in which the authors present various perspectives on the issue of cults, discussing what they are, the process of conversion, and their relationship to society and religion; and includes an inside look at the Heaven's Gate cult, the Branch Davidians, and the Unification Church.

7) Ethnic violence

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

[2000]

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Presents essays on the locations, causes and cures of ethnic violence.

8) Serial killers

Author

Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-

9) Teen smoking

Author

Williams, Mary E., 1960-

10) War crimes

Author

Kim, Henny H., 1968-

11) The death penalty

Author

Mitchell, Hayley R., 1968-

12) Genocide

Author

Dudley, William, 1964-

13) Race and ethnicity

Author

Garcia, Alma M.

14) Rape

Author

Williams, Mary E., 1960-

15) Teen alcoholism

Author

Egendorf, Laura K., 1973-

16) Teen pregnancy

Author

Immell, Myra

17) Euthanasia

Author

Yount, Lisa

18) Gangs

Author

Lloyd, J. D., 1959-

19) Marijuana

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

[2002]

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Essays discuss the controversies surrounding marijuana covering such topics as its medical use, effects, and if it should be legalized

20) Schizophrenia

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Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

c2002

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Collection of writings on schizophrenia from a range of viewpoints.

21) Teens and sex

Author

Immell, Myra

22) White supremacists

Author

Heberlein, Regine I.

23) Coping with death

Author

Gaughen, Shasta

24) Diabetes

Author

Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-

25) Inner-city poverty

Author

Roleff, Tamara L., 1959-

26) Sexually transmitted diseases

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

c2003

27) Women's rights

Author

Gaughen, Shasta

28) The Arab-Israeli conflict

Author

Gaughen, Shasta

29) Battered women

Author

Volpe, Lane E., 1976-

30) Censorship

Author

Burns, Kate, 1963-

31) Eating disorders

Author

Gaughen, Shasta

32) Learning disabilities

Author

Kim, Henny H., 1968-

33) Animal rights

Author

Gaughen, Shasta

34) Drunk driving

Author

Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-

35) Gays and lesbians

Author

Burns, Kate, 1963-

36) Global warming

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

c2005

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Essays describe a variety of views on the phenomenon of global warming and discuss causes, consequences, and proposed solutions.

37) Muslims in America

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Pub. Date

c2005

38) School violence

Author

Burns, Kate, 1963-

39) Adoption

Author

Verbrugge, Allen

40) Alzheimer's disease

Author

Soliz, Adela

41) Biological weapons

Author

Naff, Clay Farris

42) Child abuse

Author

Leverich, Jean

Series

Contemporary issues companion
History of issues

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These essays provide a comprehensive overview of one of the most disturbing issues facing American society today. Discussion focuses on the history and causes of child abuse, the prevention of child victimization, and the personal narratives of surivors of child abuse.