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For over 25 years, the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints Series has developed and set the standard for current-issue studies. With more than 90 volumes covering nearly every controversial contemporary topic, Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. Each title explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, the Opposing Viewpoints editorial team has adhered to its commitment to editorial objectivity. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. In short, Opposing Viewpoints is the best research and learning tool for exploring the issues that continually shape and define our turbulent and changing world.
Synopsis
In the United States, nearly 20 million cases of new STD infections are reported each year, and fifty percent of new infections occur in young people from ages 15 to 24. This subject is unfortunately a very common reality of your teen readers, so give them a balanced, informative survey of several issues relating to STDs. Across four chapters of collected essays, readers will evaluate whether STDs are a serious problem, whether sex education is effective, whether the U.S. Global AIDS Policy is effective, and whether mandatory HIV testing would save lives. Essay sources include the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.