Current controversies

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The abortion controversy

1995
Discusses abortion from various perspectives, encouraging readers to analyze and question the conclusions of those involved in this issue.

The rights of animals

1999
Contains a collection of primary source documents by a variety of authors that illustrate all sides of the debate over the rights of animals.

Minorities

1998
Essays provide opinions on minority and discrimination issues, including the extent of discrimination, current state of race relations, evaluation of public policies, and the affect of changing racial demographics on America.

Sexual harassment

1999
Contains a selection of primary source documents that represent all sides of the debate over sexual harassment, discussing the severity of the problem, the causes, and the legal ramifications.

Carbon offsets

2009
Collects twenty-nine articles in which various viewpoints on the topics of carbon offsets are presented, covering how carbon trading works, effectiveness of the strategy on the reduction of global warming, the benefits of tree-based offsets, and regulation issues.

Violence against women

1999
Presents a selection of primary source documents that explore all sides of the debate over violence against women.

Youth violence

1992
Anthology of primary sources about youth violence taken from periodicals, books, newspapers, United States government documents, and other publications.

Patriotism

2011
A collection of essays that examines controversial issues related to patriotism, discussing what patriotism means, why some think patriotism is declining in the United States, whether it is desirable, and whether flag burning should be allowed.

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