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  • Medicine

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Perfect Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Nov. 21, 2007)
    Presents articles that examine the pros and cons of controversial issues relating to health care in the United States, discussing such topics as universal health care, alternative medicine, stem cell research, and genetic testing.

  • Performance Enhancing Drugs

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Dec. 7, 2007)
    Essays debate the ethics behind the use and testing of performance-enhancing drugs in professional and teenage athletes.

  • What Are the Causes of Prostitution?

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, April 9, 2007)
    Collects essays that examine the causes of prostitution from a variety of viewpoints.

  • Opposing Viewpoints Series - Child Abuse

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, May 2, 2003)
    The authors in this anthology examine the nature and scope of child abuse, including child abuse in the Catholic Church. They also explore possible causes and debate what policies will help reduce child abuse.

  • Pollution

    Louise I Gerdes

    Paperback (Greenhaven, Sept. 26, 2005)
    Presents a collection of essays covering various viewpoints regarding pollution.

  • Marijuana

    Louise Gerdes

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Press, Dec. 15, 2006)
    Explores differing views on marijuana and uses the opposing viewpoints format to increase proficiency in writing critical essays, with emphasis on organizing ideas and arguments in the five-paragraph essay.
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  • Nuclear Weapons

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, May 8, 2009)
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  • Endangered Oceans

    Louise Gerdes

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Press, Dec. 19, 2008)
    Each title explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format, exposing readers to many sides of a debate which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.

  • Political Campaigns

    Louise I Gerdes

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Explores campaign finance reform in the U.S., including strategies that promote fair political campaigns such as public funding, spending caps and media regulation. Examines efforts to prevent partisan political redistricting; and looks at recent influential developments like small-donor fundraising and use of the internet in campaigns.

  • Immigration

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Aug. 17, 2007)
    The war on terrorism has renewed the debate over immigration, both legal and illegal. The authors in this anthology present differing views on the impact of immigration, the treatment of immigrants, and how legal and illegal immigration should be managed.

  • Genetic Engineering Revised Edition

    Louise I Gerdes

    Library Binding (Cengage Learning (Greenhaven Press), March 15, 2005)
    Fears about the dangers of human cloning, the impact of genetically engineered babies, and the risks of genetically modified foods continue to stimulate the debate over genetic engineering. In this newly updated anthology, authors submit their views about the risks and benefits of genetic engineering and how genetic engineering should be regulated, if at all.

  • Contemporary Issues Companion - Battered Women

    Louise I. Gerdes

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Domestic violence affects women from all walks of life. Contributors to this anthology investigate the pattern of domestic violence and examine legal and other measures that can protect battered women. Personal narratives by women who were victims of domestic violence illustrate the problem.