In controversy

Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the question, how does video game violence affect society?.

Examines contrasting views on how the world should respond to global warming, discussing the origins of global warming, the scientific and political approaches to the problem, the response of both developing nations and world powers, and other related topics.

Discusses the scientific evidence for climate change, what countries around the world are doing to combat it, and why some people are skeptical.

An exploration of controversies related to the death penalty that discusses the origins of the sentence and provides varying perspectives on how execution affects crime rate, the legal process' influence over the death penalty's deterrence effect, and the effectiveness of the punishment.

An exploration of controversies related to the Internet and privacy rights, that discusses the origins of the Internet privacy controversy; provides varying perspectives on the effect of social media, data collection, and hackers on privacy, and what can be done to limit it.

Explores controversies related to access to birth control for teens; provides varying perspectives on how the availability of birth control to teens became controversial, whether schools should make birth control available to teens, should parental consent be required, should abstinence be the sole birth control method taught to teens, and how access to contraception affects teen pregnancy rates.

Public schools in America first started teaching sex education in the 1920s and yet statistics show that nearly 250,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 17 get pregnant each year. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the issue.

During the past two decades major American sports leagues have implemented tough anti-drug policies, more than half of Americans believe baseball players are better home run hitters now because they take performance-enhancing drugs. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the issue.

Through objective discussion see how over the past decade, the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by professional and amateur athletes at elite levels have made headlines in newspapers across the country and beyond.

Explores the controversy surrounding whether or not the drinking age in the United States should be lowered, addressing arguments both for and against the issue.