Perspectives on contemporary issues : readings across the disciplines / [compiled and edited by] Katherine Anne Ackley.

By:

Ackley, Katherine Anne

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TextPublication details: Boston : Thomson/Wadsworth, 2006.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxii, 762 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

1413010687
1413018548

ISSN:

9781413010688

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LOC classification:

PE1417 .P41

Contents:

Part one: Writing critically and conducting research -- Reading critically -- The writing process -- Writing a summary -- Writing a critique -- Writing an argument -- Synthesizing material and documenting sources using MLA style -- Writing a research paper -- Part two: The arts, media studies, and popular culture -- Music and video games -- Media studies -- Film and television -- The arts -- Part three: Social and behavioral sciences -- Education -- Poverty and homelessness -- Criminal behavior -- Gender and sex roles -- Race and ethnicity in America -- Terrorism and war -- America abroad in political science -- Part four: Science and technology -- Digital technology and the internet -- Bioethics -- Public health -- Environmental studies -- Part five: Business and economics -- Marketing and the American consumer -- The workplace -- The economic impact of outsourcing -- The global marketplace.

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Includes Index

Part one: Writing critically and conducting research --
Reading critically --
The writing process --
Writing a summary --
Writing a critique --
Writing an argument --
Synthesizing material and documenting sources using MLA style --
Writing a research paper --
Part two: The arts, media studies, and popular culture --
Music and video games --
Media studies --
Film and television --
The arts --
Part three: Social and behavioral sciences --
Education --
Poverty and homelessness --
Criminal behavior --
Gender and sex roles --
Race and ethnicity in America --
Terrorism and war --
America abroad in political science --
Part four: Science and technology --
Digital technology and the internet --
Bioethics --
Public health --
Environmental studies --
Part five: Business and economics --
Marketing and the American consumer --
The workplace --
The economic impact of outsourcing --
The global marketplace.

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