Taking sides. Clashing views in adolescence /

From the Back Cover: Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. The readings reflect opposing positions and have been selected for their liveliness and substance. Each issue is frame...

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Other Authors: Drysdale, Maureen T. B., Rye, B. J (Barry John), Serafini, Toni
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2013.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Contemporary learning series
Taking sides
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Summary:From the Back Cover: Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. The readings reflect opposing positions and have been selected for their liveliness and substance. Each issue is framed with Learning Outcomes, an Issue Summary, and an Exploring the Issue section featuring Critical Thinking and Reflection questions and Is There Common Ground? questions that suggest additional perspectives on each issue. Taking Sides readers also offer: an Introduction that sets the stage for the debate; a Topic Guide that relates the selections in the book to subjects in your courses; an annotated listing of Internet References for further consideration of the issues; an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is also an excellent instructor resource. Visit www.mhhe.com/takingsides for more details.
Physical Description:xxxviii, 437 p : ill ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0078050197 (pbk.)
9780078050190 (pbk.)