Issues for Debate in Family Violence

Selections From CQ Researcher
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4129-9032-5
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 384 g

This book covers timely issues such as women's rights, domestic violence, sex offenders, prostitution, and cyber bullying. Each article is engaging and reader-friendly, and the chapter-opening human interest stories will spark the interest of students. Issues for Debate in Family Violence is an ideal supplementary textbook for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on family and child violence.

About CQ Researcher Readers

In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:

- A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question

- A detailed chronology of key dates and events

- An annotated bibliography and Web resources

- An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years

- Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

Autoren/Hrsg.

Researcher, Cq

CQ Researcher,

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Annotated Contents
Preface
Contributors
1. Women's Rights: Are Violence and Discrimination Against Women Declining? - Karen Foerstel
2. Domestic Violence: Do Teenagers Need More Protection? - Pamela M. Prah
3. Sex Offenders: Will Tough, New Laws Do More Harm Than Good? - Alan Greenblatt
4. Hate Groups: Is Extremism on the Rise in the United States? - Peter Katel
5. Cyberbullying: Are New Laws Needed to Curb Online Aggression? - Thomas J. Billitteri
6. Prostitution Debate: Should the United States Legalize Sex Work? - Marcia Clemmitt
7. Child Welfare Reform: Will Recent Changes Make At-Risk Children Safer? - Tom Price

Über Autor(innen)

CQ Researcher,
CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press's staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues.