Bøger af Susan C. Hunnicutt

A look at various areas of contention in stem cell research.

Discussions center around animal experimentation, with essays for and against each topic.

This book examines the health implications of the world subsisiting on a Western style diet.

With the ongoing conflicts overseas, the health care veterans receive has come under scrutiny in recent years. Does the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs administer good care to veterans, or are they ill-prepared to deal with the myriad long-term needs of a new veteran population? Does the VA overlook the mental health care some soldiers need? This anthology takes a hard look at the state of the health care system in place to help returning veterans. This book offers expert analyses on a range of issues as well as possible solutions. Features content from sources such as Barack Obama, the Associated Press, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

This volume examines different aspects and opinions of the drug/alcohol intervention process.

The media should view the world through an eye free of prejudices. It should report what it sees. These two premises form the cornerstone of journalism, but are they true of the media in practice? This volume examines topics surrounding media bias. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; including eyewitnesses, scientific journals, and government officials.

The federal budget is in serious trouble and could leave the country vulnerable. If the U.S. goes into bankruptcy, foreign countries could gain political power by purchasing our debt. So goes a common critique from politicians worried about operating while in debt. Others feel that this focus on debt is a distraction from real economic problems such as the uneven distribution of wealth. This anthology looks at the nuances of the federal budget. Experts consider the causes of the deficit and the future prospects for recovery. Readers learn about abstract concepts of economics through easily-comprehensible examples from current events.

Editor Susan C. Hunnicutt has compiled several essays that debate various issues on health care. Readers will explore whether or not the U.S. health care system is failing, and the potential impacts of trying to make changes. Readers are offered differing views on health care access as a moral issue. This volume looks at the relative success of universal health care in other countries, as well as possible steps toward achieving universal health care in America.

This volume presents varying opinions on the goals and effectiveness of the United Nations.

Provides a number of different contemporary perspectives on the reasons for world hunger. It also examines ways in which the problem may be solved.