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A cross-cultural exploration of child abuse in 16 representative countries from around the world. Each chapter addresses one country and explores the ways in which it approaches the problem, including: the history of child abuse, how it is defined, and child protection and legal actions.

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A cross-cultural exploration of crime and crime control in 15 representative countries from around the world.

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Students are encouraged to think critically to determine which cultures have been the most successful in dealing with domestic abuse and which prevailing techniques have been shared around the world to try to eliminate this very serious problem.

The countries chosen represent vastly different geographic regions and cultures.

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With case studies of carefully selected countries, representative of every region of the world, this text allows students and teachers to make cross-cultural comparisons to discover how the problem of HIV and AIDS is viewed in different countries, and how the problem is changing.

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The post-World War II period has been called the age of migration, since an unprecedented number of people worldwide have been on the move. Each chapter explicates the human cost of migration, giving readers a better understanding of social issues underlying migration at the beginning of the 21st century.

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Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions. Each chapter explains the nature of the gang activity in that country;

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Students and teachers can make cross-cultural comparisons to discover how the problem is viewed in different countries, how the problem is changing, which factors seem to contribute to the rate of teen violence in almost all of the countries and which are unique to specific countries.

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Essays provide cross-cultural comparisons of the issues associated with teenage pregnancy.

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A cross-cultural historical and contemporary exploration of women's rights issues and activism in fifteen case studies of nations from around the world.