Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Writing critically and conducting research. 1. Reading critically -- 2. The writing process -- 3. Writing a summary -- 4. Writing a critique -- 5. Writing an argument -- 6. Writing a synthesis and documenting sources -- 7. Writing a research paper -- Part II: Popular culture, media studies, and the arts. 8. Popular culture -- 9. Media studies -- 10. Film and television -- 11. The arts -- Part III: Social and behavioral Sciences 12. Education -- 13. Poverty and homelessness -- 14. Gender and sex roles -- 15. Race and ethnicity in America --16. International relations Part IV: Science and Technology. 17. Social media -- 18. Bioethics -- 19. Environmental studies -- Part V: Business and economics. 20. Marketing and the American consumer -- 21. The workplace -- 22. American business in the global marketplace.

"PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 7th Edition, approaches learning as the interconnectedness of ideas and disciplinary perspectives. This cross-disciplinary reader encourages critical thinking and academic writing by presenting students with a variety of perspectives on current issues across the curriculum. Contemporary issues engage students, while the thematically grouped readings provide thought-provoking material for in-class discussion and writing topics. This edition features more than 30 new readings, almost all of them published recently and including a number of longer selections; an expanded chapter on the writing process, with a stress on the distinction between writing and editing; an increased number of paired readings that express differing views on the same subject; new full-color visuals in the "Responding to Visuals" sections; and more." -- Publisher's website.