Bøger i Opposing Viewpoints serien

"This title addresses controversies related to Breast Cancer including: Do annual mammograms save lives? Does preventative mastectomy save lives? Does abortion increase the risk of breast cancer? Has breast cancer awareness become commercialized?"--Publisher description.

Help readers attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions. This volume holds a collection of opposing essays across four chapters, over issues relating to the U.S. Latino Community. Readers will evaluate how the community is perceived, what immigration attitudes and polices affect the community, the political power that the community may hold, and the social issues that impact the U.S. Latino community.

This volume explores topics relating to urban reform by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. Urban reform refers to a loosely knit set of municipal government and citizen group initiatives aimed at improving city life. 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 thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

This book explores the death penalty by placing expert opinions in a unique pro versus con format. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether the death penalty is just and ethical, whether it serves the public good, whether it is applied fairly, and if it should be abolished or reformed.

"Garbage and Recycling: Is Garbage a Serious Problem?; Is Recycling Effective?; Is Toxic Waste Disposal a Serious Problem?; What Strategies Will Help Reduce Waste and Save Money?"--

This volume examines various points of view about public and private welfare as it is practiced in the United States.

This volume examines how the dispute over the separation of religion and the state in the United States is percieved, and how the issue impacts society.

This book examines aspects of how schools are funded in the United States, and what changes should be introduced.

Presents a spectrum of viewpoints on topics significant to modern Africa, covering economics, foreign aid, AIDS, and relations with the United States.

This volume in the series addresses issues of America's influence- culturally, militarily, and commercially- around the world.

"Coal: is coal the future of energy?; Is coal use justified?; Should coal use be phased out?; Is coal mining safe?"--

This book examines various scenarios that could end the world.

This book presents essays with opposing viewpoints on issues associated with interracial dating, marriage, and legal issues.

"Judicial Activism: Is Judicial Activism Harmful?; How Has Judicial Activism Affected Particular Issues?; What Is the Relationship Between Public Opinion and Judicial Activism?; Is Judicial Activism an Issue in Other Countries?"--

This book examines various aspects of Mexico's foreign and domestic policies, and how the United States imacts, and is impacted by those policies.