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Spotlight On Current Events Essays on Contemporary World Issues

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

30.04.2019

Herausgeber

Newton David E. + weitere

Verlag

Bloomsbury Academic

Seitenzahl

290

Maße (L/B/H)

24/16,1/2 cm

Gewicht

602 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4408-7062-0

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

30.04.2019

Herausgeber

Verlag

Bloomsbury Academic

Seitenzahl

290

Maße (L/B/H)

24/16,1/2 cm

Gewicht

602 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4408-7062-0

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Spotlight On Current Events

  • Introduction
    How to Use This Book
    Chapter 1
    Politics and Government
    Introduction
    Should the United States Enact Tougher Laws to Stem Illegal Immigration?
    Resolving the Issue of Illegal Immigration: A Question of Balance
    Homeland Insecurity, Personal Security, and Constitutional Safeguards
    Structural Barriers or Impediments to Third-Party Candidates
    Party Identification and Core Political Principles
    The Roots of Roe: Not Liberty, but Privacy
    Going beyond "Flying While Arab": Islamophobic Profiling in the Era of Homeland Security
    Why Mixing Religion and Political Activity Leads to a Poisoned Chalice: Ending Compelled Taxpayer Support for Religious Political Activity
    Chapter 2
    Gender and Sexuality
    Introduction
    Gender Equality in Sport: (Un)Awareness, Education, and Resolve
    Breaking the Gender Binary in Sport: Female-to-Male Recreational Athlete
    Feminisms Coming and Going
    Intersex: Beyond the Sex Binary
    Living with Gender Dysphoria
    Substance Abuse and Transgender Youth
    Exploring Victimization in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Social Media and Sexual Assault
    Chapter 3
    Environment and Science
    Introduction
    The Politics of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
    The U.S. Government Should Not Require GM Food Labels
    A Growing World Demands New Food Technology
    Desalination and Reuse: Facing a Global Water Crisis with Alternative Technologies
    Why Fracking Is Beneficial
    Fracking and the Future of Fresh Water
    Dams, Rivers, and Fish: A Continuing Conundrum
    The Moral Dilemma of Animal Research
    Chapter 4
    Technology and Industry
    Introduction
    Why Wind Energy Is Good for the United States and the World
    Wind Turbine Syndrome: Health Effects of Noise from Large Wind Turbines
    Current Limitations in Solar Energy and Solutions for the Future
    Safety, Human Fallibility, and Nuclear Power
    A Brave New World for CRISPR/Cas9: Scientific Limitations and Ethical Considerations
    The Relationship between Space and Cyber Assets
    Waging E-Jihad
    Chapter 5
    Law and Crime
    Introduction
    Is There More School Violence Today? A Veteran Educator Says No
    Criminal Behavioral Profiling: A Critical Perspective
    Media Influence on Perceived Offender-Victim Relationship
    Mass Injustice: The War on Drugs, Institutional Discrimination, and the Impact on U.S. Prisons
    Community Restorative Justice Hub: A Model of Hospitality and Accompaniment
    Punish Crime, Not Thought Crime
    The Law vs. Violent Bigotry: The Case for Strong Hate-Crime Laws in the United States
    Campus Victim Advocacy and Its Role in Supporting Survivors of Interpersonal Violence
    Chapter 6
    Health and Wellness
    Introduction
    Stigma and STIs
    Universal Health Coverage: The How and the Why
    Why U.S.-Style Health Reform Does Not Work and What to Do about It
    Vaccines Are the Key to Preventing Global Disease Pandemics
    HPV Vaccine for All
    How Fishy Is It? Risk Communication and Perceptions of Genetically Engineered Salmon
    Pros and Cons of Dietary Supplements for Weight Management
    Chapter 7
    Economics and Finance
    Introduction
    Student Debt: How Did We Get Here and Why Should We Worry?
    Minimum Wages and Living Wages
    Policymakers Should Exercise Maximum Caution on the Minimum Wage
    Raising the Minimum Wage Would Help, Not Hurt, Our Economy
    Consumers as Data Profiles: What Companies See in the Social You
    The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Youth Unemployment
    Chapter 8
    Drugs and Alcohol
    Introduction
    Marijuana Use and Intelligence
    Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Abuse: Comorbidity, Correlation, and Causation
    E-cigarette Vapor versus Cigarette Smoke: Is Vapor Really Safer?
    The Myth of the Drug Habit: Defining Addiction as a Disease
    Drug Testing High School Athletes and Fitness Trainers
    A Perfect Storm for Prescription Drug Misuse
    Rationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis
    Marijuana Is Not Safe and Is Not Medicine
    Chapter 9
    Life and Death
    Introduction
    Who Should or Should Not Be Born? The Collision between Reproductive Rights and Disability Rights
    Religious Choice in Medicine: When Cancer Patients Have Religious Objections to Life-Saving Blood Transfusions
    Is There a Right to Die?
    Why Disability Rights Advocates Oppose Assisted Suicide
    The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished-for Very Practical Reasons
    Capital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished in the United States
    Gender and Capital Punishment
    What Should We Do with Juvenile Murderers?
    Index