Willis, Laurie

Contains essays and primary source documents that offer varying perspectives on issues associated with beauty standards in the United States and within other world cultures.

Contents: What is the relationship between religion and extremist acts? - Terrorism is an inherent aspect of Islamic extremism - Terrorism is not an inherent aspect of Islamic extremism - Terrorism is practiced by non-Muslims - The Christian Right is extremist - The Christian Right is not extremist - What motivates Islamic extremists? - Islamic extremists are motivated by moral disgust - Islamic extremists are motivated by social and psychological needs - Islamic jihad requires killing the enemy - Suicide bombers are motivated by social rather than religious injustice - How can extremism be countered? - Extremists can be persuaded to change - Extremists cannot be persuaded to change - Fundamentalist Islamic schools teach extremism - Islamic schools can counter extremism - How is extremism apparent in the United States? - Extremist animal rights activists are terrorists - Extremist animal rights activists are not terrorists - Extremist pro-life groups are responsible for the murder of George Tiller - Extremist pro-life groups are not responsible for the murder of George Tiller - Pro-life extremists are characterized by a fanatical commitment.

Contains eleven essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to teen parenting.

Authors explore multiple viewpoints on whether crisis pregnancy centers pressure women to choose adoption, whether gay people should be allowed to adopt, and whether adopted children can choose to seek their birth parents.

This anthology presents fifteen narratives describing the lives of people forced to live in ghettos, the lives of people deported to concentration camps, and the lives of people who survived the Holocaust.

Contains nineteen essays that offer personal stories on issues related to divorce, including reasons divorces occur, the divorce process, single parents, remarriage, and how children feel about divorce; and provides contact information for organizations and a bibliography.

Discusses child labor from a variety of perspectives that allow students to better understand and navigate through the problem. Also includes factual analysis taken from a variety of government and research facilities, to tell students more of what they want to know about the issue.

Collects twenty-two essays with various perspectives on Web 2.0, and discusses positive and negative points on online communities, privacy issues, and the addictive aspects of the Internet.

Collects fifteen short essays about gang life, the impact of gang-related violence, and the work being done to curtail gang activity.