Current Issues: Pro and Con: Print

Each volume in this set addresses a separate theme, such as American Social and Political Movements (volumes 2 and 3), and the Red Scare after 1945 (volume 19).

This multivolume series presents both sides of controversial issues. Each volume is devoted to one topic, such as abortion, euthanasia, drug legalization, and topics in politics and foreign affairs. NOTE: some volumes may not be located at the Boston campus.

This collection is similar to the above Opposing Viewpoints series. Each volume takes on a single controversial topic.

"Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences examines the ways in which the federal government uses scientific information in reaching policy decisions, providing case studies of the interactions between science and government on different biomedical, biological, and environmental issues. These case studies document a broad range of complex issues in science policy--from the Human Genome Project to tobacco regulation..."

This volume gathers readings on "current controversies, research, and policy directions in family violence."

This three volume set covers the theories, concepts, and practical issues in ethics. Essay topics include: gun control, land use issues, and political correctness.

Covers multiple issues in a range of categories, such as Arts and Censorship, Beliefs and Practices, and Military Ethics.

Covers health care related ethics statements, right-to-die issues, genetic screening, organ transplantation, and health care regulation.

This second edition continues in the goal of attempting to gather "all that is known about criminal behavior and the response of societies to it." There are 250 extensive essays, ranging from 800 - 12,000 words, all of which include bibliographies. Also available in full-text via Gale's Virtual Reference Library

Covers both traditional and contemporary topics of criminology, including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and 'Cross Cultural and Global Crime and Justice.'

Each volume is devoted to a specific range of topics: Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Issues; Crime and Juvenile Delinquency; Sexual Deviance; and Self-Destructive Behavior and Disvalued Identity.