TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ackley, Katherine Anne.
TI  - Perspectives on contemporary issues: readings across the disciplines 
SN  - 1413010687 
SN  - 978141301
AV  - PE1417 .P41
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Thomson/Wadsworth
KW  - College readers
KW  - Interdisciplinary approach in education
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Academic writing
KW  - Current events
KW  - Readers
N1  - 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
ER  -