Opposing Viewpoints in Social Issues

by William Dudley

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737701226
• ISBN13: 9780737701227
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

What a great book!

I'm a high school student and I follow politics closely. I've found the Opposing Viewpoints series to be a reliable and unbiased source of discussion of current issues. This particular book is divided into eight chapters: gun control, abortion, affirmative action, alcohol, capital punishment, assisted suicide, genetic engineering, and smoking. Every chapter contains several pairs of opposing articles each regarding different aspects of each issue (i.e., "The Death Penalty Is Moral" vs. "The Death Penalty is Immoral" and "The Death Penalty Deters Capital Crimes" vs. "The Death Penalty Does Not Deter Capital Crimes"). How could any political junkie pass up a book like this?The articles are engaging and informative; most are taken from recent editorial pages of magazines, newspapers, and books. Some are written by political heavyweights (e.g., George Pataki, Jesse Jackson), others by issue groups (e.g., American Life League, the Wine Institute), and others by columnists and commentators. They are certainly NOT redundant or boring. As Opposing Viewpoints says, "Those who do not know their opponent's arguments do not completely understand their own." Buy this book!