Explores the issue of gay rights, looking at the challenges faced by gay people as they attempt to marry and raise children, and discussing gay rights in schools and the workplace. Lists sources of additional information.
Discusses factors that contribute to the cycle of poverty, examines the effects of poverty on people and the environment, and discusses possible solutions to the problem. Includes primary and secondary source documents, photographs, sidebars, and study questions.
Presents a discussion of genetic engineering that is designed to inspire critical thinking in middle and high school students, covering the political, social, and moral issues associated with the topic, with photographs, examples, and quotes.
Examines how the use of DNA evidence is essential in solving most crimes now committed and explains how DNA was first discovered, the structure of DNA, early controversy surrounding its use, and how DNA investigations have cleared several death-row inmates.
