Contemporary issues companion

Contains over twenty essays in which various authors examine topics related to capital punishment, discussing the administration of the death penalty, innocents on death row, and other issues.

A collection of essays dealing with the scope, nature, causes, and prevention of child abuse.

Presents nineteen controversial essays that debate the issue of spousal abuse, and discusses violence in teenage relationships, police response to domestic situations, insurance discrimination, and more.

Contains sixtenn essays that provide information about gangs for teens, discussing the consequences of gang violence, the involvement of girls in gangs, gangs in rural and suburban America, and breaking free of gangs.

Examines why teenagers smoke and how to reduce or prevent teenage smoking.

Contains twenty-one articles that provide a variety of viewpoints on issues related to illegal immigration, discussing illegal immigrants and cultural assimilation, the effects of illegal immigration on the U.S. economy, and political responses to illegal immigration, and including a selection of personal perspectives.

Contains twenty-two essays in which the authors present various perspectives on the issue of cults, discussing what they are, the process of conversion, and their relationship to society and religion; and includes an inside look at the Heaven's Gate cult, the Branch Davidians, and the Unification Church.

A collection of essays in which the authors provide information and insights on eating disorders.