Essential issues

Examines the arms trade, discusses the legality of it, and questions whether it is sufficiently controlled.

Discusses brain injuries in football players, including why brain injuries are so common in football, how a former Harvard player called attention to the seriousness of the issue, and how new rules are changing the game of football.

This title examines the world's critical issues surrounding children's rights. Readers will learn the historical background of children's rights, leading up to the current and future impact on society. Child marriage, child labor, educational rights of children, child trafficking, child pornography, and child soldiers are discussed in detail. Programs to protect children worldwide, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United...

Examines the origin, signs, effects, and legal ramifications of domestic violence on perpetrators and their victims.

Explores the energy crisis on a global scale, covering the environmental, political, social, and economic implications of dependence on non-renewable energy sources.

Discusses the historical background of gangs, the formation of gangs in both urban and rural areas, violent gang rivalry, and well as law enforcement related to gang activity.

This volume provides a look at the history, causes, and possible solutions to the problem of homelessness.

Describes the current worldwide conflicts over the rights of indigenous peoples, particularly in North and South America, and discusses such issues as political independence, cultural survival, and economic inequity.

Discusses the issues surrounding Internet addiction, including the history of the Internet, why Internet addiction is hard to diagnose, and how people can recover from this addiction.

This title examines the world's critical issues surrounding mental disorders. Readers will learn the historical background of mental disorders, leading up to the current and future impact on society. Discussed in detail are the treatment of mental disorders, stigma surrounding mental illness, and the role of medical professionals and other authorities in helping those with mental illness. Also covered are important court cases involving mental disorders,...