For controversial topics also try
the library guide to public
opinion. A handout
for topics is available.
Periodical and Newspaper articles
(Databases)
-
Congressional Digest Each issue is
devoted to one topic with pro/con opinions from congressional
members. Available full text in Academic
Search Complete with Congressional Digest in SO Journal
Name field.
-
CQ
Researcher Each issue focuses
on a specific topic presenting alternative views and a bibliography.
Indexed:
Academic Search Complete and an annual cumulative index in the bound
volume. This title is also available on our shelves.
- CQ
Global Researcher meets the increasing demand
for balanced, reliable reporting on international issues
and crises. CQ Global Researcher delivers definitive, in-depth
coverage
of newsworthy global affairs from a multitude of international
viewpoints and offers focused, readable, single-topic reports
on vital world issues.
- Issues
and Controversies on File Articles
provide the history or development of an issue, a current overview,
varying opinions, a prediction of future
developments, and a short bibliography. Self-indexed. Annual
cumulative index in bound volume (VB Campus). This title is
also available on our shelves.
- Opposing
Viewpoints Access viewpoint articles, topic
overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites,
and full-text magazine and newspaper
articles. Examples: Adoption, America's prisons, Censorship,
Death penalty, Euthanasia. This title is also available on
our shelves.
-
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
-
Contemporary
World Issues (call numbers vary) Each book deals
with a single topic and contains a chronology, biographies,
relevant statistics, a directory of organizations and a
bibliography. Not in a pro/con format, but an excellent
source of information on controversial topics. Examples:
Animal rights, Homelessness, Gambling, Gay and Lesbian
Rights, Ozone, Rape, Sports Ethics.
-
Current
Controversies (call numbers vary) Excerpts from
articles, newspapers and books are used to present authoritative
opinions on issues of national and international interest
in a pro/con format. A short bibliography and a list of
organizations are included. Examples: AIDS, Alcoholism,
Drug Trafficking, Energy, Free Speech, Gun Control, Hate
Crimes, Pollution, Sexual Harassment, Women in the Military,
Violence Against Women.
-
Opposing
Viewpoints (call numbers vary) Each title explores
many aspects of a broad issue using expert opinions from
contemporary and historical authors in a pro/con format.
Contains bibliographies, list of relevant organizations,
glossaries, cartoons and chronologies. Examples: Adoption,
America's prisons, Censorship, Death penalty, Euthanasia.
-
Reference
Shelf (call numbers vary) Each book excerpts or
reprints important articles on a contemporary social issue.
Included are background information, discussions from various
points of view, and a bibliography. Examples: Banking,
Greenhouse Effect, English-Official Language, Cults, Suicide,
United Nations.
-
Taking
Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues (call
numbers vary) Adjacent pro and con arguments excerpted
from journal articles and books are written by experts
and focus on diverse topics surrounding a broad issue area.
Examples: Israel, Bioethical Issues, American History,
Mass Media, Race and Ethnicity, Psychological Issues.
Internet resources:
- Tolerance.org -Tolerance.org
is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling
bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value
diversity.
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