Controversial Issues Research Guide
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Research Tip: Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context database focuses on many controverisial issues. A 2 minute training video is available for more information about this database.
Articles and Databases
Subject Headings and Keyword Examples
- Abortion rights, Adoption, Affirmative action, Alcohol, Animal experimentation, Animal rights, Bioethics, Biological weapons, Capital punishment, Censorship, Child abuse, Cloning, Crime victims, Domestic violence, Driving under the influence, Drug legalization, Eating disorders, Endangered species, Environment, Euthanasia, Family relations, Gambling, Gangs, Genetic engineering, Global warming, Gun control, Hate crimes, Health care, Homelessness, Gay rights, Human rights, Immigration, Internet privacy, Juvenile offenders, Media violence, Medical ethics, Mental health, Middle east, National security, Nuclear weapons, Nutrition, Political corruption, Population, Pornography, Poverty, Prayer in public schools, Prisons, Racism, Rape, School violence, Sex education, Sexual harassment, Smoking, Stem cell research, Steroids, Suicide, Teenage pregnancy, Terrorism, Welfare, Women’s rights, Women in the military, Workplace violence
- Stem cell research
- Cloning (animal & possible ramifications of human)
- Sexual Harassment
- Juvenile violent offenders & laws not keeping up with their offenses
Controversial Issues by program area:
- Nursing
- Nursing informatics
- bioethical issues
- abortion
- right to die
- HIPAA
- Vet Tech
- elective euthanasia
- cosmetic surgery: ear cropping, tail docking, etc.
- TPLO marketed has the best and only surgical technique for ACL rupture correction
- puppy mills and selling of those dogs in pet stores
- breed outlawing
- the gas chamber used to euthanasia shelter animals
- Paralegal
- Court TV
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Massage
- same-gender massage
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breast massage for cancer patients
Books and E-Books
Examples of e-books and books you'll find in the Library Catalog:
- Bedau, H. Adam. (2004). Debating the death penalty: should America have capital punishment? : The experts on both sides make their best case. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- Driscoll, W. J.. (2003). Globalization and the poor: Exploitation or equalizer? New York: International Debate Education Association. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- LeVine, H. (2006). Genetic engineering: A reference handbook. Array Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- McGowan, R. (2008). The gambling debate. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- Shaw, G. M. (2007). The welfare debate. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
Websites
We recommend websites such as:
- Nursing Informatics http://www.nursing-informatics.com/
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org/
- Defenders of Wilderness http://www.defenders.org/
- MORE! Take a look at the GEN Library's Delicious Links for controversial issues topics
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