TY - BOOK AU - Schroeder,Elizabeth TI - Taking sides SN - 0072435682 (pbk.) U1 - 306.850973 PY - 2003/// CY - Guilford, Conn. PB - McGraw-Hill/Dushkin KW - Families KW - United States KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Marriage N1 - Pt. 1. Parenting Issues. Issue 1. Is It Ever Appropriate to Spank a Child? Issue 2. Does the U.S. Need a Parental-Rights Amendment? Issue 3. Are Single-Parent Families a Major Cause of Social Dysfunction? Issue 4. Can We Raise "Gender-Neutral" Children? Issue 5. Does Divorce Create Long-Term Negative Effects for Children? - Pt. 2. Parental Decisions. Issue 6. Should Parents Be Allowed to Opt Out to Vaccinating Their Kids? Issue 7. Should Parents of Deaf Children Choose Cochlear Implant Surgery? Issue 8. Should Parents Surgically Alter Their Intersex Infants? - Pt. 3. Children' Rights. Issue 9. Should the Senate Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Issue 10. Should Minors Be Required to Get Their Parents' Permission in Order to Obtain an Abortion? - Pt. 4. Lesbian and Gay Families. Issue 11. Should Same-Sex Couples be Allowed to Marry Legally? Issue 12. Should Lesbian and Gay Couples Be Allowed to Adopt? - Pt. 5. Miscellaneous Relationship Issues. Issue 13. Should People Not Cohabit Before Getting Married? Issue 14. Do Women and Men Communicate Differently? - Pt. 6. Public Policy Issues. Issue 15. Should Prostitution Be Legal? Issue 16. Is Court-Order Child Support Doing More Harm Than Good? Issue 17. Should Health Insurers Be Required to Pay for Infertility Treatments? Issue 18. Should Male Prison Inmates Be Allowed to Father Children? Issue 19. Should Congress Facilitate Transracial Adoptions? ER -