Bücher der Reihe Global Perspectives on Social Issues

Pornography is a volatile issue in the United States_depending on the source of opinion, it can be viewed as either demeaning or empowering. explores whether the issue is similarly contentious around the world.

The history of marriage and divorce and the role played by both institutions in the lives of citizens around the world are examined in this book. As supporting evidence, the author uses a range of information and statistics from 25 countries.

Provides the history of the death penalty. Incorporating and synthesizing public opinion data and empirical studies, this work compares, across societies, the types of offenses punishable by death, the level of public support for the death penalty, the forms the penalty takes, and the categories of persons exempt from punishment.

In the past thirty years, women and crime has become a major intellectual and professional specialty.

Examines and compares the system of education in 20 countries, covering literacy rates, enrolment rates, types of public and private schools, years of compulsory education and the amount of money the government allocates to education in the different societies.