Issues that concern you

A collection of essays exploring various issues related to juvenile crime, discussing the role of gun violence, special considerations in violence among girls, juvenile sentences, behavioral health disorders and juvenile crime, trying juveniles as adults, and the importance of teen courts.

Offers students an overview of various topics related to sexually transmitted infections, including prevention programs targeting teens, complications that can arise with an infection, and what can increase the risk of getting one.

Contains ten essays that provide varying perspectives on consumer culture, discussing whether consumer culture is harmful to society, teen spending habits, how high socioeconomic status can cause depression, overconsumption, and related topics, and including essays by Howard Bloom, Peter Dodson, Jean Kilbourne, and others.

Contains fourteen essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to gangs, discussing if gangs are an urban or rural problem, whether or not hip-hop culture promotes gang activity, gang intervention programs, and other topics; and provides contact information for organizations and a bibliography.

"Climate change is real...depending on who you ask. Scientists and environmentalists have been going head-to-head and toe-to-toe with CEOs and politicians over our global resources, insisting that a large-scale climate crisis is upon us. This collection of diverse perspectives looks at all sides of this fraught debate, discusses the pros and cons of global action to curtail climate change, and offers ideas and solutions for what readers can do about climate change on the home front while the experts keep duking it in political arenas"--Provided by the publisher.

Contains twelve essays that provide varying viewpoints on issues related to drug abuse, debating questions of whether there is a drug abuse crisis and how drug abuse can be reduced.

Contains twelve articles that offer a variety of perspectives on how to go about choosing a career.

Contains twelve essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to date rape, discussing whether fraternities encourage it, if it is a men's issue, how to empower women to avoid rape, recognizing warning signs, and other topics.

Presents a collection of twelve essays exploring the topic of student rights, including rights pertaining to clothing, the Pledge of Allegiance, bodily searches, corporal punishment, and transgender bathrooms. Features full-color photographs and graphs, an appendix of facts, organizations to contact, and a bibliography.