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9781412990325 Academic Inspection Copy

Issues for Debate in Family Violence

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  • ISBN-13: 9781412990325
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • Edited by CQ Researcher
  • Price: AUD $233.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 28/07/2010
  • Format: Paperback (231.00mm X 187.00mm) 200 pages Weight: 340g
  • Categories: Domestic violence [JFFE3]USA [1KBB]
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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
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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
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