Issues for Debate in Sociology

<ul><li><strong>Celebrity Culture: Are Americans too focused on celebrities?</strong></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b></b></p><ul type=disc><li><b>Future of Marriage: Is traditional matrimony going out of style?<b></b></b></li></ul><p><b></b></p><ul type=disc><li><b>Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Can individual actions reduce global warming?</b></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p>These are just a few of the provocative questions contested in <b>Issues for Debate in Sociology. </b>This engaging reader<b> </b>allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again!</p><p><a name=Editing></p><p style=TEXT-ALIGN: center align=center><b>About <i>CQ Researcher </i>Readers</b></p><p>In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly <i>CQ Researcher</i> titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting complete overviews and engaging writing that <i>CQ Researcher</i> has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:<b></b></p><ul><li>A <b>Pro/Con</b> box that examines two competing sides of a single question</li><li>A detailed <b>chronology </b>of key dates and events </li><li>An annotated <b>bibliography </b>and Web resources</li><li><b>Outlook </b>sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years </li><li>Photos charts graphs and maps </li></ul>