New Digital Resources: Social issues debated in Opposing Viewpoints
Whether you're writing a critical essay, researching a paper, or you just want to be better informed, you'll find a variety of information in Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Questions like the ones listed below are addressed in this handy new resource available from UCR Libraries.
- Should professional athletes be held up as role models?
- Will same sex marriage harm society?
- Has the quality of public education declined?
- Can school violence be prevented?
- Do video games re-inforce gender stereotypes?
- Should creationism be taught in science classrooms?
Today's increasingly complex issues are presented in nearly 7,000 articles written in pro-and-con format, along with reference sources, topic overviews, profiles, links to web sites, images, and academic journals and magazine articles.
The BASIC SEARCH mode is easy and quick to use. ADVANCED SEARCH allows you to limit your results by peer reviewed documents or those with images. You can also restrict results to specific content types, such as websites, viewpoints, statistics, etc. Handy links, such as the Toolbox to help with research assignments and the Dictionary are found on the top banner bar.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context along with CQ Researcher provide a double whammy of coverage for researching controversial topics and social issues.
Access to this resource is possible from off campus. Click on Connect from Home for details.
