Ojeda, Auriana

Looks at important writings and moments in American history during the build-up to the Civil War and the war itself, the era of reconstruction, and the Indian Wars that followed.

Essays examine the state of the family and such issues as marriage and divorce, alternative families, adoption, and family policies..

Presents thirty-five source documents and modern essays on nineteenth-century American history, covering the Civil War and its causes, Reconstruction, land disputes with Native Americans, and issues in the Gilded Age. Includes a chronology and a further-reading list.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1969 including the election of the first African-American congresswoman, the moon landing, the Manson family murders, Woodstock, the Native American occupation of Alcatraz, and others.

Contains a collection of primary source documents by a variety of authors that illustrate all sides of the debate over the rights of animals.

Contains twenty-seven essays that provide opposing opinions on the topic of juvenile crime, discussing its causes and remedies, gang-related juvenile crime, and the questions of whether or not juvenile crime and violence is on the rise.

Essays, primary resources, and historical analysis examine the state of American culture in the twenty-first century, exploring the factors that have had a negative influence on American society over the last ten years.

A collection of articles that address the various views people hold about gender roles, addressing topics such as biological differences between men and women, women's changing roles in society, gender bias, and male/female relationships.

Twenty-two essays debate such health issues as obesity, vitamin and herbal supplements, junk food taxes, and government-funded single-payer health care; also includes discussion questions, a bibliography, and an annotated list of organizations.