Birth Control

by Jack Lasky (Editor)

Overview

Editor Jack Lasky has compiled essays that debate four main issues; who should have access to birth control, how is it affected by the Affordable Care Act, what concerns does it raise, and what are its social consequences. Essay sources include Kimberly Leonard, Zoe Zorka, Jonathan D. Sarna, Amber Wise, and Kacie O'Brien.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737775075
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/12/2016
Series:	Opposing Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: Birth Control "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints series could serve as a model...not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections—by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens—include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations...all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers."—Booklist

From the Publisher

Gr 8 Up

Chapters are set up with mixed points of view in specific areas of each topic, and each one is prefaced by three questions for readers to consider. Due to the fact that these are compendiums of articles originally published elsewhere, the quality of the writing varies from article to article (and some have grammatical mistakes). In Childbirth , many of the selections feature birthing practices in countries in Europe where the sociocultural perspective of childbirth may not be the same as in the United States (especially where issues of socialized medicine come into play). This may be confusing for readers who are unaware of the difference. Further, articles with specifically chosen opposing viewpoints may each quote the same study, while filtering results through the authors' opinions without giving actual results. The bibliography ranges from a picture book to university publications. Birth Control includes a periodical bibliography at the end of each chapter, with Web sites, and the material will be easier for students to locate. It is well suited for debate research.-Joanie Terrizzi, New York City Public Schools

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