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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: An Overview of Sexual Harassment -- 2: Why Men Can't-and Shouldn't-Stop Staring at Women -- 3: Sexual Harassment Is About Power, Not Desire -- 4: Sexual Harassment in School Is a Serious Problem -- 5: PC Police Target Middle and High School Students -- 6: Online Sexual Harassment Is a Serious Problem -- 7: Mobile Online Technology Is Helping to Combat Sexual Harassment -- 8: Public Sexual Harassment ("Street Harassment") Is a Serious Problem That Requires Legal Regulation -- 9: Women Need to Confront Sexual Harassers -- 10: Men Need to Take an Active Role in Ending Sexual Harassment -- 11: Abuse of Power: An Increase in Male-on-Male Sexual Harassment Shows Larger Truths About Abuse in the Workplace -- 12: Women Dressing Provocatively Does Not Contribute to Sexual Harassment -- 13: A Woman Describes the Negative Effects of the Sexual Harassment She Experienced in Her Youth -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Sexual Harassment -- What You Should Do About Sexual Harassment -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: An Overview of Protest Movements -- 2: Nonviolent Protest Is the Only Effective Means of Protest -- 3: Direct Action, Including Violence, Is Sometimes Necessary to Effect Change -- 4: Comedy and Street Theater Are Effective Protest Tactics -- 5: Theatrical Confrontation Is No Longer an Effective Protest Tactic -- 6: Civil Disobedience Is an Effective Protest Tactic -- 7: Protests Like Occupy Damage the Economy and Accomplish Nothing -- 8: The Occupy Movement Had a Lasting Impact -- 9: Economic Inequality in the United States Is an Important Issue for Protest Movements -- 10: Protest Movements Targeting Economic Inequality in the United States Are Misguided -- 11: From Slacktivism to Activism -- 12: Social Media Amplify the Power of Protest -- 13: This Independence Day, Thank a Protester -- 14: Popular Dissent Is Being Actively Suppressed in the United States -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Social Protest -- What You Should Do About Social Protest -- Organizations to Contact -- Biblography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover

Intro -- Introduction -- 1. An Overview of Drug Abuse and Dependence -- 2. Drug Abusers Are Often Victims of a Mental Illness -- 3. People Are Responsible for Their Decision to Abuse Drugs -- 4. Social and Environmental Conditions Cause Drug Addiction -- 5. Drug War Madness -- 6. All Drugs Should Be Legalized -- 7. Effective Education Programs Are Successful in Preventing Drug Abuse -- 8. Spiritual Meaning Is Needed to Combat Drug Abuse -- 9. Straightening the Irish Out About Addiction -- 10. Prescription Drug Abuse Is a Growing Problem -- 11. Attempts to Prevent People from Abusing Prescription Drugs Are Harming Legitimate Users -- 12. A Teenage Girl Describes Her Experience with Heroin Addiction -- Appendix -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- 1 -- 3 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: An Overview of Homelessness -- 2: Tent Cities Can Help Solve the Homelessness Problem -- 3: Housing First Approaches Are the Best Solution to Homelessness -- 4: Housing First Approaches Are Not a Long-Term Solution to Homelessness -- 5: Giving Money to Panhandlers Helps the Chronically Homeless -- 6: Giving Money to Panhandlers Does Not Help the Chronically Homeless -- 7: More than PositiveThinking Is Needed to Deal with Homelessness -- 8: Homeless People Need Compassion and Empathy -- 9: Blind Compassion Does Not Help the Homeless -- 10: Some Homeless People Are Taking Advantage of Support Systems -- 11: Promoting Access to Technology Can Help the Homeless -- 12: Homelessness Has a Serious Impact on Families and Children -- 13: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Homeless Youth Face Special Challenges -- 14: It Is Important to Speak Out About Homelessness -- 15: A Homeless Teen Talks About Her Experience -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Homelessness -- What You Should Do About Homelessness -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover