Book SeriesIntroducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2008-034367
ReviewsReview: Self-Mutilation"The titles in this series will be useful for students studying debate topics or researching for papers. It also teaches the valuable lesson that there are two sides to every issue."--ARBA, March 2009
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Grade ToTenth Grade
Dewey Decimal616.85/82
SynopsisThis essential guidebook explores issues surrounding self-mutilation by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro versus con format. Across three chapters, readers will evaluate whether it is a serious problem, what factors cause people to hurt themselves, and how self-injurers can really be helped. Essayist Wendy Lader reports that body art is a form of self-mutilation while Shannon Larratt claims body art is a form of self-expression. Mary Fischer reports that the Internet encourages self-mutilation while Bridges Tharp reports that stress and anxiety are the causes of it. By reading these debating essays and the several more provided, readers will obtain an educated, balanced view of this topic.