A collection of twenty-three controversial essays that debate issues concerning divorce including prenuptial agreements, effects on the family, and same-sex civil union divorces.
Contains a collection of essays on racial and ethnic relations in America focusing on issues of inequality, diversity, race and gender, and racial-identity politics among African and Native Americans, Asians, Hispanics, as well as European immigrants.
Presents a selection of articles that examine issues related to serial murder, discussing the nature of serial murder, female serial killers, why serial murderers kill, the struggles of surviving victims and family, and public reactions to serial killers.
Presents a collection of twenty essays that examines the issues associated with the possible extinction of many species of animal life around the world, and discusses the causes and steps that have been taken to protect wildlife.
Twenty essays present varying perspectives on marijuana; discussing the effects of marijuana use, the issue of marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, and the war on drugs, as well as providing personal stories of marijuana use and abuse. Includes a comprehensive introduction, a list of related organizations, and a bibliography.
Examines a wide range of issues related to race and ethnicity, including the role of race in a person's sense of identity, the influence race and ethnicity have on American culture, race's impact on American institutions, and other related topics.
Contains twenty-one articles that provide insight into issues related to women's rights, discussing women and the workplace, medical and reproductive rights, and the status of women around the world, and including a selection of historical perspectives.
Twenty-five essays examine various aspects of teen addiction to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling, discussing causes, reduction, and prevention, and providing teens' own stories of addiction and recovery.
Contains twenty-one essays thatprovide a variety of perspectives on euthanasia, discussing assisted death in modern practice, the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment, and physician-assisted suicide, and including a selection of personal narratives.
