Greenhaven publishing llc jan 2013 (8 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Why does the gender of the worker factor into financial compensation Why are some forms of labor quantified but others, such as domestic work, not What impact does union membership have on the wage gap This anthology interrogates the conflicts at the heart of these questions, and others, from diverse points of view. Students gain insight into the patterns of discrimination at every level of employment. Two essays hotly debate the role of the C.E.O. in setting standards; with one essay finding that executives with daughters pay their female employees higher wages than those without. The other essay states that regardless, this will not close the gender gap.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - With globalization, the Western diet, and particularly the American diet, is rapidly overtaking local diets around the world. Due to a reliance on sugars and fats, this diet has created major health problems for previously healthy populations. Diabetes, obesity, and heart disease are just a few directly-related maladies. This anthology looks at the key facts and ideas underpinning this phenomenon. Experts weigh in on the effects and consequences of the Western diet. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The growing field of reproductive technology has changed the way many medical professionals and prospective parents think about conceiving. Procedures such as in vitro fertilization and frozen embryo transfer have given thousands of people more agency over their reproductive paths, but these new innovations have also ushered in ethical and moral debates. Among the most controversial is the topic of genetically modified embryos also known to some as designer babies. This comprehensive anthology urges students and readers to enter the arena of debate in order to learn more about the various complexities of this subject.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Editor Diane Andrews Henningfeld takes your readers on a tour of various cultures' views on adoption. Essays explore global trends in adoption, addressing such topics as transnational adoption and celebrity adoption. Readers will explore corruption, legal and social issues faced by same-sex adoptive parent, and the role of gender, race, and ethnicity in adoption. Essays examine the rights of adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees. Primary sources, including speeches and government documents, join essays from international magazines and news sources for a truly panoramic view. Helpful features include an annotated table of contents, a world map and country index, bibliography, and subject index.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office are among the several essay sources included in this book about the U.S. deficit. Readers will view several opposing essays across four chapters. The four topic ranges are key issues in the debate over the deficit, what role taxes should play in deficit reduction, whether cuts to entitlement programs can reduce the deficit, and whether defense spending should be cut to reduce the deficit.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the death penalty by placing expert opinions in a unique pro versus con format. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether the death penalty is just and ethical, whether it serves the public good, whether it is applied fairly, and if it should be abolished or reformed.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This volume explores the topic of the cybercrime and crime involving computers and computer networks by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The editors and authors investigate topics such as the seriousness of cybercrime, how criminals use computer resources to commit cybercrime, if the use of electronic computer technologies such as WikiLeaks, social media, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism can be considered a crime. Readers will evaluate what measures and laws will be prevent crimes being committed via computers in the future. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. This allows your readers to activate higher-level critical thinking and reading skills. Essay sources include the Wall Street Journal, Kim Hone-McMahan, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Sid Kirchheimer.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book explores factors that put teens at risk including: poverty, food choices, depression, alcohol and drugs, violent video games and bullying. It also discusses issues related to sexuality and gender. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.…