Provides an overview of social networking sites and blogs, explaining how people are using the internet to reconnect with friends and families, meet new people, make job connections, and share information.
Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, examines the health problems associated with obesity, looks at some of the reasons why people become overweight, and discusses the problem of discrimination against people society considers too big.
Presents a comprehensive study of obesity in America, and discusses why some people overeat, health risks such as hypertension and diabetes, and ways to achieve nutritional and emotional balance.
Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, examines the health problems associated with obesity, and discusses the role of genetics and environment in determining a person's size.
This book gives you a look at how television programming has changed over the years and how the program makers target audiences and the commercial influences behind their decisions. Shows how the freedom of speech in broadcasts needs to be balanced against the need to be fair to all parts of society.
Presents a discussion of video games that is designed to inspire critical thinking in middle and high school students, covering the political, social, and cultural issues associated with the topic, with photographs, examples, and quotes.
