Crime—an Overview - Crime, Factors In The Rate Of Crime, Crime On The Decline, Increases Predicted, Decreases Noted In 2003, Types of Crime - Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny-theft, Motor Vehicle Theft, Victims of Crime - The Trauma Of Being Victimized, Fear Of Becoming A Victim, The National Crime Victimization Survey, Hate Crimes and Terrorism in the United States - Hate And Terrorist Groups, Hate Crime Legislation, Hate Crime Offenses, Terrorism, Anthrax Hoaxes, Juvenile Crime - Juvenile Arrests, The Crimes—court Statistics, Prosecuting Minors As Adults, Status Offense Cases, Holding Parents Responsible…
Death Through the Ages: A Brief Overview - Ancient Times, The Classical Period, The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Eighteenth Century, Redefining Death - Traditional Definition Of Death, A New Criterion For Death, The Government Redefines Death, The Near-death Experience, The End of Life: Ethical Considerations - Religious Teachings, Bioethics And Medical Practice, Patient Autonomy, The Desire To Die, The Future Of Medical Ethics, The End of Life: Medical Considerations - Causes Of Death, The Study To Understand Prognoses And Preferences For Outcomes And Risks Of Treatments (support)…
Extinction and Endangered Species - What Are Endangered Species?, Mass Extinction, How Many Species Are Endangered?, Factors That Contribute To Species Endangerment, Working Toward Species Conservation - History Of Species Protection, The Endangered Species Act Of 1973—a Landmark Protection, Federal Lands And Wildlife Protection, Global Climate Change - Climate Change In Earth History, Global Warming—the Result Of Human Activity, Effects Of A Warming Climate, Endangered Plants and Ecosystems - Plants In Decline, The American Landscape, Endangered Forests, Wetlands, Plant Conservation, Ecosystems Approaches To Conservation, Aquatic Species and Their Environments - Water Pollution—many, Many Causes, Dams, Water Diversion—the Aral Sea, Overfishing—too Many Boats, Not Enough Fish…
Defining Health and Wellness - The Health Of The United States, Infant Mortality, Life Expectancy, Mortality, Self-assessed Health Status, Prevention of Disease - Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Tertiary Prevention, Prevention Research And Goals, Diagnosing Disease: The Process of Identifying the Causes of Illness - History Of A Patient's Health And Illness, Physical Examination, Diagnostic Testing, Degenerative Diseases - Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Genetic Diseases - Genetic Testing, Muscular Dystrophy, Huntington's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Disease…
Demography - Minorities Are A Growing Percentage Of The Nation, Racial/ethnic Origin Classifications, Hispanics, Black Or African-americans, Family Marital Status and Living Arrangements - Marital Status, Teenage Pregnancy, Minority Family Structure, Living Arrangements Of Children, Home Ownership, Labor Force Participation - A Historical Perspective Of Minorities In The Labor Force, Labor Force Participation, Unemployment, Projections For 2010, Occupations - African-americans And Jobs, Hispanic Americans And Jobs, Asian-americans And Jobs, Native Americans/alaska Natives And Jobs, Income Money and Poverty Status - Change In Methodology, Income Differences, Poverty Status Of Minorities, Children Living In Poverty, Welfare Reform - ELDERLY POOR, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS…
How Much Does the Nation Spend on Welfare? - Public Aid, State Expenditures For Social Welfare, Private Welfare Expenditures, Welfare-reform Legislation, Welfare-Reform Legislation Since (1996) - A Time Of Radical Change, The Personal Responsibility And Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Of 1996 (prwora), Poverty - Background, Poverty—then And Now, Median Income, Tax Relief For The Poor, How Accurate Is The "poverty Level"?, A Changing Nation—Wealth and Income Distribution - Growing Income Inequality, Median Household Incomes, Net Worth Of Households, Entering And Leaving Poverty…
Introduction to Space Exploration - Ancient Perspectives On Space, Enlightened Observations, Space Travel In Early Science Fiction, The Wright Stuff, Space Organizations Part 1: NASA - A New Agency Is Born, Peaceful Versus Military Purposes, Nasa Shoots For The Moon, Space Science Suffers, Space Organizations Part 2: U.S. Military, Foreign and Private - U.s. Military Space Programs, Space Agencies Around The World, Russia, Europe, The Space Shuttle Program - The Post-apollo Vision, Space Shuttle Design And Development, Space Shuttle Flight Profile, Space Shuttle Program Organization…
The State of the Environment—An Overview - Historical Attitudes Toward The Environment, The Role Of Population In The Environmental Equation, The Impact Of Environmental Protection On The U.s. Economy, The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change - Climate And Human Evolution, The World Climate, Potential Effects Of A Warming Climate, General Circulation Models, A Hole in the Sky: Ozone Depletion - Earth's Protective Ozone Layer, Evidence Of Ozone Depletion, Consequences Of Ozone Depletion, Ozone-depleting Chemicals, Waste Disposal - Laws Governing Waste Disposal, Industrial Wastes, Municipal Solid Waste, The National Priorities List—the Superfund…
Americans Weigh in Over Time - Trends In U.s. Birth Weights, Defining And Assessing Ideal Weight, Overweight, And Obesity, Weight and Physical Health - Is Obesity A Disease?, The Genetics Of Body Weight And Obesity, Health Risks And Consequences Of Overweight And Obesity, The Influences of Mental Health and Culture on Weight and Eating Disorders - The Origins Of Eating Disorders, Preventing Eating Disorders, Nutrition Diet and Weight Issues among Children and Adolescents - How Many Children And Teens Are Overweight?, Why Are So Many Children And Teens Overweight?, Health Risks And Consequences…
The American Economy—An Overview - Measuring The Economy, Defining The American Economy, The Main Components Of The American Economy, Regional And Local Economies, Economic Sectors - The Twelve Sectors: Overview, Construction, Naics 23, Education And Health Services, Financial Activities, Naics 52–53, International Trade and America's Place in the Global Economy - Balance Of Trade, Trading Partners, Trade Agreements, Nafta, The International Monetary Fund, The World Bank, Securities and Commodities Markets - What Are Securities And Commodities?, Individual Investors, Government Regulation Of The Market System, Weaknesses In The Market System…
America's Families - Households, Changing Family Structure, Same-sex Partners And Families, Multigenerational Families, Military Families In Wartime, Men Women and the Family - Declining Birth Rates, Artificial Reproduction, Women Redefine Their Role, Working Families, Custodial Parents, The Children of America - Diversity Of Children, Living Arrangements Of Children, Adopted And Foster Children, Children In School, Social Issues Affecting America's Children - America's Children: Indicators Of Well-being, Child Poverty, Children's Health, Health Care Poverty Homelessness Housing and Employment - Poverty, Obesity—a Twenty-first Century Epidemic, Homelessness, Housing, Employment…
Child Abuse—A History - Overview, Abuse During The Industrial Revolution, Modern America, The International Exploitation Of Children, Child Abuse—A Problem of Definition - What Is Abuse?, Capta Defines Four Main Types Of Child Maltreatment, A Description Of Maltreated Children, Reporting Child Abuse - Mandatory Reporting, Who Reports Child Maltreatment?, Failure To Report Maltreatment, Why Mandated Reporters Fail To Report Suspected Maltreatment, How Many Children are Maltreated? - Incidence And Prevalence Of Child Maltreatment, Collecting Child Maltreatment Data, Cps Maltreatment Reports, Victims Of Maltreatment, Causes and Effects of Child Abuse - Some Contributing Factors To Child Abuse, The Violent Family, Abusive Mothers, Abusive Fathers, Abusive Siblings…
The Internet and the Electronic Age - The History Of The Internet, The Digital Divide, The Future Of Computing And The Internet, America Discovers New Ways to Communicate - E-mail, Instant Messaging, Voice Over Internet Protocol (voip), Mobile Phones, The Future Of Communications, Information Technology and American Business - Information Technology Industry, The Impact Of Information Technology On American Businesses, E-commerce, It And Currency, Technology and Crime - Fraud And The Internet, Viruses, Intellectual Property Theft, High-tech Law Enforcement…
An Energy Overview - A Historical Perspective, Governmental Energy Policies, Domestic Energy Usage, Energy Imports And Exports, Fossil Fuel Production Prices, Oil - The Quest For Oil, Types Of Oil, Uses For Oil, How Oil Is Refined, Natural Gas - The Production Of Natural Gas, Transmission Of Natural Gas, Domestic Natural Gas Consumption, Natural Gas Prices, Coal - A Historical Perspective, What Is Coal?, Classifications Of Coal, Locations Of Coal Deposits, Coal Mining Methods, Nuclear Energy - How Nuclear Energy Works, Domestic Nuclear Energy Production, Outlook For Domestic Nuclear Energy, International Production…
Gambling in America—An Overview - Historical Review, Public Opinion, Supply and Demand: Who Offers Gambling? Who Gambles? - Supply—gambling Opportunities And Opportunists, Demand—the Gamblers, Casinos: An Introduction - The Historical And Current Status Of Casinos, Casino Acceptability, Casino Games, The Casino Gambler, Casinos: Commercial Casinos - The Market, Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Casinos: Native American Tribal Casinos - History, Gambling Classes, Regulation, Federal Recognition, Revenues, Tribal-commercial Casino Ventures, Casinos: The Effects of Casinos - National Public Opinion, The Effects Of Native American Tribal Casinos, The Lack Of Balanced Data…
How Many Children? - Defining Childhood And Adulthood, Birth Indicators, An Aging Population, Racial And Ethnic Differences, Family and Living Arrangements - Fewer "traditional" Families, Living Arrangements Of Children, Living Arrangements Of Young Adults, Homeless Children And Youth, Caring for Children - Societal Changes And Working Mothers, Who Cares For America's Children?, Factors That Affect Child Care, Teens Children and Money - Family Income, Children In Poverty, Forms Of Aid To Children, Child Support, The Cost Of Raising A Child, Health and Safety - Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (fas), Mortality Among Children, Hiv/aids…
The History of the Right to Bear Arms - An Early Precedent—militias And The Ownership Of Weapons, Early Gun Control Laws, The English Bill Of Rights, How Many Guns Are There and Who Owns Them? - Ownership By Private Citizens, U.s. Firearms Manufacturing, Imports, Exports, Automatic And Semiautomatic Firearms, Regulations Firearm Laws and Ordinances - Federal Government Steps In To Regulate Guns, The Gun Control Act Of 1968, The Firearms Owners' Protection Act Of 1986, Court Rulings on Firearms - Second Amendment Interpretations, Federal Court Cases, State Laws, Local Rulings, Responsibility For Handgun Deaths…
The Nation's Health Care System - Is The U.s. Health Care System Ailing?, The Components Of The Health Care System, Nurses Physicians Dentists and Other Health Care Practitioners - Physicians, Registered Nurses, Advance Practice Nurses And Physician Assistants, Dentists, Allied Health Care Providers, Health Care Institutions - Hospitals, Types Of Hospitals, Reasons For Hospitalization, Surgical Centers And Urgent Care Centers, Long-term Care Facilities, Measuring Researching and Monitoring the Quality of Health Care - The U.s. Department Of Health And Human Services, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention…
An Introduction to National Security - Defining National Security, Federal Agencies And Organizations That Focus On National Security Issues, Defining Threats To National Security, The Threat of Conventional Weapons - Trade In Conventional Weapons, Small Arms Sales And The Role Of Igos And Ngos, Land Mines, Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) - History Of Usage And Proliferation, Why Nations Develop Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Chemical Weapons, Biological Weapons, Countries of Proliferation Concern - China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Libya, North Korea, Pakistan, Syria…
How Americans Spend Their Time - Defining Leisure And Recreation, How Much Free Time?, A Personal Choice, How Do Americans Like To Spend Their Leisure Time? - SOCIALIZING, The Cost of Having Fun - Consumer Expenditures For Recreation, Consumer Electronics, Sporting Goods Sales, Travel Costs, Amusement Park Expenditures, Outdoor Recreation - The Lure Of The Outdoors, Who Engages In Outdoor Activities?, Visiting The Great Outdoors, Wildlife As Recreation, The Arts and Media - Arts Activities, Creating Art, Art Museums, Theater, Concerts, And Operas, Media Usage…
The Abuse of Women—A Worldwide Issue - European Traditions, American Traditions, Abuse In Other Cultures, Spouse and What Partner Abuse—Who and When? - Definitions Of Abuse, How Much Abuse Occurs?, Who Strikes The First Blow?, Abused To Death, The Causes of Wife Abuse - Who Is Abused?, Who Are The Offenders?, A Question Of Power, Psychological Explanations Of Abuse, The Effects of Abuse—Why Does She Stay? - Reasons To Stay, Multiple Victimization Arguments, A Larger Context, Different Perceptions Of Reality, What Can A Woman Do?, Rape and Sexual Harassment Around the World - Purposes Of Rape, Marital Rape, Acquaintance Rape, Rape Among Lesbians And Gay Men, Sexual Harassment…
Abuse Drugs—Use and Addiction - Five Categories Of Substances, Drugs Discussed In This Book, What Are Abuse And Addiction?, Tobacco Alcohol and Caffeine—Centuries of Use - Alcohol, Tobacco, Caffeine, Alcohol—What it Is and What it Does - What Constitutes A Drink?, Alcohol Consumption In Theunited States, The Short-term Effects Of Alcohol On The Body, Alcohol Abuse and Addiction - The Definition Of Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse Or Alcoholism?, Prevalence Of Alcohol Abuse Andalcoholism, Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism Invarious Racial/ethnic Groups, Tobacco—What it Is and What it Does - Physical Properties Of Nicotine, Trends In Tobacco Use, The Addictive Nature Of Nicotine, Health Consequences…
The History of Human-Animal Interaction - Prehistoric Times, Humans Domesticate Animals, Ancient Cultures And Religions, The Medieval Period, The Age Of Enlightenment And The Useof Vivisection, The Animal Rights Debate - Rights And Society, History Of The Animal Rights Debate, Philosophical Arguments, Practical Implications, Public Opinion, Wildlife - History, Government Agencies Thatcontrol Wildlife, The Goals Of Governmentwildlife Regulation, Killing Wildlife, Rescue And Rehabilitation Of Wildlife, Farm Animals - History, Animal Products, Routine Farming Practices, Factory Farming, Cattle, Poultry, Hogs And Pigs…
The History of Genetics - Early Beliefs About Heredity, Cell Theory, A Farmer's Son Becomes The Father Ofgenetics Study, Understanding Genetics - Dna Codes For Proteins, The Cell Is The Basic Unit Of Life, Growth And Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution - Natural Selection, The Modern Evolution-creation Debate, Variation And Adaptation, Mutation, Modern Synthesis Ofevolutionary Genetics, Genetics and the Environment - Nature Versus Nurture, Twin Studies, Genetic And Environmental Influenceson Intelligence, Evidence That Genes Control Speechand Language, Genetic Disorders - Common Genetically Inheriteddiseases, Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Huntington's Disease…
The Nature of Homelessness - Historical Attitudes Towardthe Homeless, Defining Homelessness, Causes Of Homelessness, Counting The Homeless, Public Interest In Homelessness, The Demographics of Homelessness - The Authoritative Estimates, How Numbers Are Used, Growth Patterns, Profiles Of The Homeless, Children And Youths, Employment and Poverty Among the Homeless - Poverty And Homelessness, Measuring Poverty, Who Are The Poor?, Employment And Wages, The Distribution Of Wealth, The Housing Problem - The Primary Reason For Homelessness, Housing The Poor, Habitat For Humanity, Where The Homeless Live…
Drugs—A Long and Varied History - Types Of Narcotics, Availability Of Drugs, Regulating Drugs, War Is Declared, Crack Cocaine, Uses Drugs of Abuse—Origins and Effects - Scheduling Of Drugs, Natural Narcotics, Semisynthetic Narcotics, Synthetic Narcotics, Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Trends in Drug Use - Trends In Incidence, Trends In Prevalence, Trends In Drug Emergencies, Trends In Drug-related Deaths, Drug Use by Selected Population Groups - Pregnant Women And Unborn Children, Drug Use By Youths, Drugs In The Workplace, Drugs In The Military…
Immigration—Almost Four Hundred Years of American History - Coming To America, Attitudes Toward Immigrants, The First Century Of Immigration, Immigration At The Turn Of Thetwentieth Century, Immigration Laws and Policies Since the (1980s) - The Immigratioin Reform And Controlact Of 1986 (irca), Immigration Marriage Fraudamendments Of 1986, The Immigration Act Of 1990 (immact) - BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, Current Immigration Statistics - What Does It Cost To Get A U.s. Visa?, Foreign-born Population, The Refugee Influx - Who Is A Refugee?, How Many Are Admitted?, Gaining Entry Into The United States, East Asian Refugees…
Prevention History of Corrections—Punishment or Rehabilitation? - Ancient Times, Medieval Times, The Rise Of Nations, Colonial And Earlypost-revolutionary Periods, Expenditures - Incarceration Rates Rising, Federal Corrections, State Corrections, Local Jail Expenditures By Countiesand Municipalities, Costs And Consequences, Jails - Number Of Jail Inmates, Reasons For The Growinginmate Population, Largest Jail Jurisdictions, Rated Capacity, Prisons - Rate Of Incarceration, Prisons And Their Capacities, Rising Prison Populations, Privatization Of Prisons, Prison Work Programs And Industries, Characteristics of Inmates - Race, Ethnicity, Age, And Gender, Types Of Crimes, Education Of Prison And Jail Inmates…
What Is Water? - Chemical Composition, Earth Mover, Hydrologic Cycle, Freshwater, Sometimes It Rains; Sometimes It Doesn't, Water Use - Freshwater Availability, How Water Is Supplied, Types Of Water Use In The United States, Right To Water Use, Surface Water: Rivers and Lakes - Characteristics Of Rivers And Lakes, The Need For Pollution Control, Assessing Water Quality, Water Quality Of The Nation's Riversand Streams, Groundwater - A Vast Hidden Resource, How Groundwater Occurs, Groundwater Flow, Natural Characteristicsof Groundwater, Current Groundwater Use…
What Is Poverty? - Defining And Measuring Poverty Internationally, Poverty Lines And The Dollar-a-day Standard, Poverty Thresholds And Guidelines In The United States, The Causes of Poverty and the Search for Solutions - The Myths And Realities Of Poverty, The Millennium Declaration, Hunger And Malnutrition, Low Wages And The Working Poor, Poverty in Underdeveloped Countries—The Poorest of the Poor - The United Nations' List Of Least Developed Countries, Africa: The Poorest Continent, The Poor In Africa, Emerging and Transition Economies: Widening the Poverty Gap - Asia, The People's Republic Of China, India…
Americans Weigh in Over Time - Trends In U.s. Birth Weights, Defining And Assessing Ideal Weight, Overweight, And Obesity, Weight and Physical Health - Is Obesity A Disease?, The Genetics Of Body Weight And Obesity, Health Risks And Consequences Of Overweight And Obesity, The Influences of Mental Health and Culture on Weight and Eating Disorders - The Origins Of Eating Disorders, Preventing Eating Disorders, Nutrition Diet and Weight Issues Among Children and Adolescents - How Many Children And Teens Are Overweight?, Why Are So Many Children And Teens Overweight?, Health Risks And Consequences…
Introduction to Space Exploration - Ancient Perspectives On Space, Enlightened Observations, Space Travel In Early Science Fiction, The Wright Stuff, Part 1 Space Organizations: NASA - A New Agency Is Born, Peaceful Versus Military Purposes, Nasa Shoots For The Moon, Space Science Suffers, Part 2 Space Organizations: U.S. Military, Foreign, and Private - U.s. Military Space Programs, Space Agencies Around The World, Russia, Europe, The Space Shuttle Program - The Post-apollo Vision, Space Shuttle Design And Development, Space Shuttle Flight Profile, Space Shuttle Program Organization…
Who Are Minorities? - Minorities Are A Growing Percentage Of The Nation, Changing Racial/ethnic Origin Classifications, Hispanics, Family Life and Living Arrangements - Marital Status, Teenage Pregnancy, Minority Family Structure, Homeownership, Education - Public School Outcomes, Reforming The Public School System, Minorities And College, Minorities in the Labor Force - A Historical Perspective, Labor Force Participation And Unemployment, Discriminatory Employment Practices, Workforce Projections For 2010, Income Money and Poverty Status - Income Differences, Poverty Status Of Minorities, Children Living In Poverty, Government Programs…
Defining Health and Wellness - The Health Of The United States, Birthrates And Fertility Rates, Infant Mortality, Life Expectancy, Prevention of Disease - Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Tertiary Prevention, Exemplary Mental Health Prevention Programs, Preventing Suicide, Diagnosing Disease: The Process of Detecting and Identifying Illness - Medical Histories, Physical Examination, Diagnostic Testing, Diagnosing Mental Illness, Second Opinions, Genetics and Health - Genetic Inheritance, Genetic Disorders, Genetic Testing, Genetic Testing And Human Reproduction, Genetic Testing In Children And Adults, Chronic Diseases: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases And Lung Health, Diabetes, Chronic Conditions Limit Activity…
Extinction and Endangered Species - Defining And Naming Life On Earth, Biodiversity, What Are Endangered Species?, Mass Extinction, U.s. History—some Extinctions And Some Close Calls, The Endangered Species Act - History Of Species Protection, The Endangered Species Act Of 1973 (esa)—a Landmark Protection, Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation - The Ecosystem Approach, Forests, Wetlands, U.s. Land Conservation Efforts, The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species (cites) - INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS AT CONSERVATION, Threats to Aquatic Environments - Dams, Freshwater Diversion And Use, Water Pollution Poses A Threat, Sediment—good And Bad, Air Pollution Affects Water Quality…
Death Through the Ages: A Brief Overview - Ancient Times, The Classical Age, The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Eighteenth Century, Redefining Death - Traditional Definition Of Death, A New Criterion For Death, The Government Redefines Death, The Near-death Experience, The End of Life: Ethical Considerations - Religious Teachings, Bioethics And Medical Practice, Patient Autonomy, The Desire To Die, The End of Life: Medical Considerations - Causes Of Death, The Study To Understand Prognoses And Preferences For Outcomes And Risks Of Treatments (support)…