Social Issues category: 20415 books

Life as a teenager can be tough. Pressures from school, expectations from parents, fitting in with peers, and facing self-doubt are just a few things that can weigh heavily on a teen’s shoulders. While some young adults seem to thrive on adversity, others wilt under the strain and opt for less productive...

Revised classic provides a humorous take on a nerve-wracking topic—STRESS!—updated to include modern stressors such as technology and social media.​ Stress can make you feel anxious, awful, and afraid. It can leave you jumpy and jittery, upset and uptight. When kids show signs of stress,...

Being Polite, Having Good Manners, And Showing Kindness To Others Is The Topic Of This Book. Gives Different Situations And Circumstances Where Politeness Is Important. Complete K-5 Social Skills Collection. Paired With A Fiction Social Skills Title.

As comadres discutem a sociedade, passando pela Filosofia, História, Política, Crítica, Economia, Sociologia, Religião, triturando mitos, crendices, malfeitos de governos, canastrices políticas, falta de consciência cívica de autoridades do alto escalão, a letargia dos que permanecem deitados...

Ulrike Reinhard is a German publisher, author and futurist who has travelled more than 100 countries where she has spoken to Nobel Laureates, nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize, high ranking politicians, internationally acknowledged visionary hinkers, successful entrepreneurs, outstanding critics,...

Sharing Economy in the Global Citizens: Social Media series explores the sharing economy through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources...

Microblogging in the Global Citizens: Social Media series explores various aspects of microblogs, from influencers on Instagram to tweets on Twitter. Readers will learn about microblogs through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards,...

Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. Jackie Robinson explores the way the iconic and groundbreaking baseball player brought Americans together in a time of social unrest. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.

Everyone experiences the "blues" now and then as well as times of joy and self-confidence. Most people even experience mood swings—times when they move quickly from feelings like joy to opposite feelings like sorrow. But what happens when normal moods become so extreme that a person can't think,...

Cuando los políticos con responsabilidades de gobierno hablan de narcotráfico, es común que propongan la prohibición total, la panacea de una sociedad libre de drogas ilegales. En este marco, recurren a discursos y promesas punitivas, que consistirían en más “mano dura” o directamente en...

Part of the popular For Kids series, this book puts the historic struggle for LGBT equality into perspective  Given today's news, it would be easy to get the impression that the campaign for LGBT equality is a recent development, but it is only the final act in a struggle that started more than a...

'No recuerdo otra época en mi vida más complicada  que esos catorce, quince, dieciséis años. Todos son enemigos. Nadie te comprende. Es más, muchas veces no te entendés ni vos mismo. Te sentís raro. A veces 'un aparato' que funciona caóticamente y se activa al sonido del celular. A veces...

**"Psychologist Scarlet, a childhood survivor of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, draws on the techniques of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in this innovative approach to helping readers with emotional and psychological difficulties." ** —**Publishers Weekly "Eye-catching...

All human beings encounter loss and death, as well as the grief associated with these experiences. It is therefore important for children and adolescents to understand that such events are inevitable and to learn how to accept loss and cope with their emotions. In order to help children through their...