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- What is human trafficking, and where does it occur?
How have other nations exploited children as child soldiers, and what can be done about it?
Have violence and discrimination against women increased or decreased globally over the past decade?
The collection of articles in International Issues in Social Work and Social Welfare addresses these questions and many more. The articles encourage lively classroom discussion and debate and bring pressing international issues into the classroom for almost any course across the social work curriculum, as required by the new guidelines set forth by the Council on Social Work Education.
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Annotated Contents
Preface
Contributors
1. Human Trafficking and Slavery: Are the World's Nations Doing Enough to Stamp It Out?
2. Child Soldiers: Are More Aggressive Efforts Needed to Protect Children?
3. Women's Rights: Are Violence and Discrimination Against Women Declining?
4. Rapid Urbanization: Can Cities Cope With Rampant Growth?
5. Aiding Refugees: Should the U.N. Help More Displaced People?
6. Disaster Preparedness: Is the U.S. Ready for Another Major Disaster?
7. Wounded Veterans: Is America Shortchanging Vets on Health Care?
8. Religious Fundamentalism: Does It Lead to Intolerance and Violence?
9. Energy Nationalism: Do Petrostates Threaten Global Energy Security?
10. Oceans in Crisis: Can the Loss of Ocean Biodiversity Be Halted?
11. Avian Flu Threat: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?
12. Anti Americanism: Is Anger at the U.S. Growing?
- Overview. Each article begins with an overview, consisting of a summary of what will be discussed in the rest of the chapter, and which generally begins with a human interest story
- Key questions. The following section includes current debates on each topic discussed and is structured around key questions, such as "Is the United States Prepared for Another Major Disaster?" and "Should the Military Play the Lead Role in Disaster Response?" (found in the Disaster Preparedness article)
- Background. The background section provides a history of the issues being examined, and covers important legislative measures, executive actions and court decisions that show how current policy has evolved.
- Current Situation. This section discusses how each issue is being handled and what may be considered for the future.
- Outlook. Each article concludes with this section, which addresses possible solutions to the issues and what experts in the field expect and suggest.
- Additional features. Each chapter will also include a pro versus con debate between two experts on each topic; a chronology of key dates; short features; and an annotated bibliography.
