| Prisons Contributor(s): Hill, Mary K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737736054 ISBN-13: 9780737736052 Publisher: Greenhaven Press OUR PRICE: $32.06 Product Type: Library Binding Published: October 2006 Annotation: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime |
| Dewey: 365 |
| LCCN: 2006020091 |
| Series: Social Issues Firsthand |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.44" W x 9.1" (0.67 lbs) 126 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Behind policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding and hate crime laws are people - people struggling with poverty, illness and discrimination. Illuminating the often-neglected human side of society's pressing problems, Social Issues Firsthand is a must-have series containing personal realities that broaden and balance readers' exposure to current social issues, such as homosexuality, poverty and suicide. Each anthology in the series presents a diverse collection of personal narratives written by individuals with first-hand experience in the topic being discussed, either as a participant, a witness or an involved professional. Terrorism, for example, includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims and emergency workers. |