This fifth of Taking Sides: Clashing Views On Controversial Social Issues continues the well-developed purpose of providing students with carefully considered and sharpy opposed viewpoints on a number of enduring social issues. The editors provide a concise introduction to and postscript summary for each issue and then stand back to allow the pro and contra essays to speak for themselves. These essays have been selected for liveliness and substance and represent the argument of leading social scientists and commentators. The student who has thoughtfully examined opposing viewpoints on a number of important issues should soon perceive what other positions can be occupied on those issues and what other issues demand a careful consideration of antithetical viewpoints. It is the development of this critical approach to information which is the ultimate purpose of this and other volumes in the widely acclaimed Taking Sides programs.