All books in the Opposing Viewpoints series have been carefully designed to present a spectrum of views on a given issue. Many of the essays are written by experts in their field and were originally published in distinguished journals of opinion, books, government reports or documents, or by special interest organizations.

The contents of each Opposing Viewpoints book are divided generally into five chapters, and each chapter contains four to six essays. Individual chapter titles often pose a question that is answered by the viewpoints. For example, Racism in America: Opposing Viewpoints is subdivided into five narrower subtopics posed as questions. This method of organization provides students with a valuable model. It shows how a broad topic can be broken down into several subtopics, each one worthy of serious study. This narrowing is advantageous because you do not have to spend valuable time...