Presents a history of credit from ancient times to today's worldwide use of credit cards, detailing the advantages, disadvantages, and effects of credit.

An analysis of church-state relations, considering situations in which government and religion support each other as well as those in which the two are in conflict. Weiss has again approached an area of contemporary concern in American society and has explored it in a concise and lucid manner for her chosen audience. -- School Library Journal

Discusses the development of the political party system, problems of parties today, the role of the media in politics, third parties, and the power of special interest groups.

Offers young adults an in-depth look at the history of adoption while examining the changing policies that have been implemented over time, complete with a look at international, interracial, and interfaith adoptions.

Considers women in the workforce throughout history and the development of a glass ceiling that keeps them from rising to high levels in many corporations.

Considers the development of welfare, how it affects those in the system, and recent changes in welfare in the United States.

An analysis of church-state relations, considering situations in which government and religion support each other as well as those in which the two are in conflict. Weiss has again approached an area of contemporary concern in American society and has explored it in a concise and lucid manner for her chosen audience. -- School Library Journal

Does the public have a right to know? Discusses factors that may interfere with that right and limit public knowledge, using examples from current events which dramatize the complex issues of media censorship.

This account covers moral problems related to such areas as transplants, genetic engineering, the right to die, and experimentation on humans.

This analysis of games of chance covers historical aspects of betting from colonial times to modern-day "lottomania," as well as the social and political issues surrounding gambling.