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unit 1. Infancy
issue 1. Is institutional child care beneficial to children?
YES / Greg Parks, from "The High/Scope Perry Preschool Project," Juvenile Justice Bulletin (October 2000)
NO / T. Berry Brazelton, Stanley I. Greenspan, from The Irreducible Needs of Children (Perseus, 2000)
issue 2. Does maternal employment have negative effects on children's development?
YES / Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, from "The Effects of Early Maternal Employment on Later Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes," Journal of Marriage and Family (February 2001)
NO / Thomas M. Vander Ven, Francis T. Cullen, Mark A. Carrozza, John Paul Wright, from "Home Alone: The Impact of Maternal Employment on Delinquency," Social Problems (May 2001)
issue 3. Should scientists be allowed to clone children?
YES / Kyla Dunn, from "Cloning Trevor," The Atlantic Monthly (June 2002)
NO / Robert A. Weinberg, from "Of Clones and Clowns," The Atlantic Monthly (June 2002)
issue 4. Do federal laws make transracial adoptions more commonplace?
YES / Ezra E.H. Griffith, Rachel L. Bergeron, from "Cultural Stereotypes Die Hard," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006)
NO / Elizabeth Bartholet, from "Commentary: Cultural Stereotypes Can and Do Die," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006) ; Diane H. Schetky, from "Commentary: Transracial Adoption, Changing Trends and Attitudes," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol.34, no. 3, 2006)
unit 2. Early childhood
issue 5. Is spanking detrimental to children?
YES / Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, from "Corporal Punishment by Parents and Associated Child Behaviors and Experiences: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review," Psychological Bulletin (vol. 128, no. 4, 2002)
NO / Diana Baumrind, Philip A. Cowan, Robert E. Larzelere, from "Ordinary Physical Punishment: Is It Harmful? Comment on Gershoff (2002)," Psychological Bulletin (vol. 128, no. 4, 2002)
issue 6. Are fathers really necessary?
YES / W.J. Doherty, Edward F. Kouneski, Martha F. Erickson, from "Responsible Fathering: An Overview and Conceptual Framework," Journal of Marriage and the Family (May 1998)
NO / Alexis J. Walker, Lori A. McGraw, from "Who Is Responsible for Responsible Fathering?" Journal of Marriage and the Family (May 2000)
issue 7. Does divorce create long-term negative effects for children?
YES / Judith Wallerstein, Julia Lewis, Sandra Blakeslee, from The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce (Hyperion, 2000)
NO / E. Mavis Hetherington, John Kelly, from For Better or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered (W.W. Norton, 2002)
issue 8. Is viewing television violence harmful for children?
YES / L. Rowell Huesmann, Jessica Moise-Titus, Cheryl-Lynn Podolski, Leonard D. Eron, from "Longitudinal Relations between Children's Exposure to TV Violence and Their Aggressive and Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood," Developmental Psychology (March 2003)
NO / Jib Fowles, from "The Whipping Boy," Reason (March 2001)
unit 3. Middle childhood
issue 9. Does marriage improve living standards for children?
YES / Wade F. Horn, from "Healthy Marriages Provide Numerous Benefits to Adults, Children, and Society," Insight on the News (March 18, 2002)
NO / Stephanie Coontz, Nancy Folbre, from "Marriage, Poverty, and Public Policy: A Discussion Paper," The American Prospect Online http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=marriage_poverty_and_public_policy (March 19, 2002)
issue 10. Are stepfamilies inherently problematic for children?
YES / David Popenoe, from "The Evolution of Marriage and the Problem of Stepfamilies," in Alan Booth and Judy Dunn, eds., Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? (Lawrence Erlbaum, 1994)
NO / Lawrence A. Kurdek, from "Remarriages and Stepfamilies Are Not Inherently Problematic," in Alan Booth and Judy Dunn eds., Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? (Lawrence Erlbaum, 1994)
issue 11. Is television viewing responsible for the rise in childhood obesity?
YES / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, from "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity," Issue Brief (February 2004)
NO/ Center for Science in the Public Interest, from "Dispensing Junk: How School Vending Undermines Efforts to Feed Children Well," Report from Center for Science in the Public Interest (May 2004)
issue 12. Do bilingual education programs help non-English-speaking children succeed?
YES / Stephen Krashen, from "Bilingual Education: Arguments for and (Bogus) Arguments Against," in James E. Alatis and Ai-Hui Tan, eds., Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 1999 (Georgetown University Press, 2001)
NO / Rosalie Pedalino Porter, from "The Case Against Bilingual Education," The Atlantic Monthly (May 1998)
issue 13. Is gay adoption and foster parenting healthy for children?
YES / National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, from "Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents," Adoption Information Clearinghouse (April 2000)
NO / Paul Cameron, from "Gay Foster Parents More Apt to Molest," Journal of the Family Research Institute (November 2002)
issue 14. Should the HPV vaccination be mandatory for girls in later childhood?
YES / Cynthia Dailard, from "Achieving Universal Vaccination against Cervical Cancer in the United States," Guttmacher Policy Review (Fall 2006)
NO / Roni Rabin, from "A New Vaccine for Girls, but Should It Be Compulsory?" The New York Times (July 18, 2006)
unit 4. Adolescence
issue 15. Should children who are at risk for abuse remain with their families?
YES / Lisa Kolb, from "Family Preservation in Missouri," Public Welfare (Spring 1993)
NO / Mary-Lou Weisman, from "When Parents Are Not in the Best Interests of the Child," The Atlantic Monthly (July 1994)
issue 16. Is abstinence-only sex education the best way to teach about sex?
YES / Robert Rector, Melissa G. Pardue, Shannan Martin, from "What Do Parents Want Taught in Sex Education Programs?" Backgrounder (January 28, 2004)
NO / Advocates for Youth and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, from "Toward a Sexually Healthy America," SIECUS (2001)
issue 17. Is the Internet a safe place for teens to explore?
YES / Michele Fleming, Debra Rickwood, from "Teens in Cyberspace," Youth Studies Australia (vol. 23, no. 3, 2004)
NO / Chang-Hoan Cho, Hongsik John Cheon, from "Children's Exposure to Negative Internet Content," Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (December 2005).
issue 1. Is institutional child care beneficial to children?
YES / Greg Parks, from "The High/Scope Perry Preschool Project," Juvenile Justice Bulletin (October 2000)
NO / T. Berry Brazelton, Stanley I. Greenspan, from The Irreducible Needs of Children (Perseus, 2000)
issue 2. Does maternal employment have negative effects on children's development?
YES / Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, from "The Effects of Early Maternal Employment on Later Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes," Journal of Marriage and Family (February 2001)
NO / Thomas M. Vander Ven, Francis T. Cullen, Mark A. Carrozza, John Paul Wright, from "Home Alone: The Impact of Maternal Employment on Delinquency," Social Problems (May 2001)
issue 3. Should scientists be allowed to clone children?
YES / Kyla Dunn, from "Cloning Trevor," The Atlantic Monthly (June 2002)
NO / Robert A. Weinberg, from "Of Clones and Clowns," The Atlantic Monthly (June 2002)
issue 4. Do federal laws make transracial adoptions more commonplace?
YES / Ezra E.H. Griffith, Rachel L. Bergeron, from "Cultural Stereotypes Die Hard," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006)
NO / Elizabeth Bartholet, from "Commentary: Cultural Stereotypes Can and Do Die," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol. 34, no. 3, 2006) ; Diane H. Schetky, from "Commentary: Transracial Adoption, Changing Trends and Attitudes," The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (vol.34, no. 3, 2006)
unit 2. Early childhood
issue 5. Is spanking detrimental to children?
YES / Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, from "Corporal Punishment by Parents and Associated Child Behaviors and Experiences: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review," Psychological Bulletin (vol. 128, no. 4, 2002)
NO / Diana Baumrind, Philip A. Cowan, Robert E. Larzelere, from "Ordinary Physical Punishment: Is It Harmful? Comment on Gershoff (2002)," Psychological Bulletin (vol. 128, no. 4, 2002)
issue 6. Are fathers really necessary?
YES / W.J. Doherty, Edward F. Kouneski, Martha F. Erickson, from "Responsible Fathering: An Overview and Conceptual Framework," Journal of Marriage and the Family (May 1998)
NO / Alexis J. Walker, Lori A. McGraw, from "Who Is Responsible for Responsible Fathering?" Journal of Marriage and the Family (May 2000)
issue 7. Does divorce create long-term negative effects for children?
YES / Judith Wallerstein, Julia Lewis, Sandra Blakeslee, from The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce (Hyperion, 2000)
NO / E. Mavis Hetherington, John Kelly, from For Better or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered (W.W. Norton, 2002)
issue 8. Is viewing television violence harmful for children?
YES / L. Rowell Huesmann, Jessica Moise-Titus, Cheryl-Lynn Podolski, Leonard D. Eron, from "Longitudinal Relations between Children's Exposure to TV Violence and Their Aggressive and Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood," Developmental Psychology (March 2003)
NO / Jib Fowles, from "The Whipping Boy," Reason (March 2001)
unit 3. Middle childhood
issue 9. Does marriage improve living standards for children?
YES / Wade F. Horn, from "Healthy Marriages Provide Numerous Benefits to Adults, Children, and Society," Insight on the News (March 18, 2002)
NO / Stephanie Coontz, Nancy Folbre, from "Marriage, Poverty, and Public Policy: A Discussion Paper," The American Prospect Online http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=marriage_poverty_and_public_policy (March 19, 2002)
issue 10. Are stepfamilies inherently problematic for children?
YES / David Popenoe, from "The Evolution of Marriage and the Problem of Stepfamilies," in Alan Booth and Judy Dunn, eds., Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? (Lawrence Erlbaum, 1994)
NO / Lawrence A. Kurdek, from "Remarriages and Stepfamilies Are Not Inherently Problematic," in Alan Booth and Judy Dunn eds., Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? (Lawrence Erlbaum, 1994)
issue 11. Is television viewing responsible for the rise in childhood obesity?
YES / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, from "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity," Issue Brief (February 2004)
NO/ Center for Science in the Public Interest, from "Dispensing Junk: How School Vending Undermines Efforts to Feed Children Well," Report from Center for Science in the Public Interest (May 2004)
issue 12. Do bilingual education programs help non-English-speaking children succeed?
YES / Stephen Krashen, from "Bilingual Education: Arguments for and (Bogus) Arguments Against," in James E. Alatis and Ai-Hui Tan, eds., Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 1999 (Georgetown University Press, 2001)
NO / Rosalie Pedalino Porter, from "The Case Against Bilingual Education," The Atlantic Monthly (May 1998)
issue 13. Is gay adoption and foster parenting healthy for children?
YES / National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, from "Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents," Adoption Information Clearinghouse (April 2000)
NO / Paul Cameron, from "Gay Foster Parents More Apt to Molest," Journal of the Family Research Institute (November 2002)
issue 14. Should the HPV vaccination be mandatory for girls in later childhood?
YES / Cynthia Dailard, from "Achieving Universal Vaccination against Cervical Cancer in the United States," Guttmacher Policy Review (Fall 2006)
NO / Roni Rabin, from "A New Vaccine for Girls, but Should It Be Compulsory?" The New York Times (July 18, 2006)
unit 4. Adolescence
issue 15. Should children who are at risk for abuse remain with their families?
YES / Lisa Kolb, from "Family Preservation in Missouri," Public Welfare (Spring 1993)
NO / Mary-Lou Weisman, from "When Parents Are Not in the Best Interests of the Child," The Atlantic Monthly (July 1994)
issue 16. Is abstinence-only sex education the best way to teach about sex?
YES / Robert Rector, Melissa G. Pardue, Shannan Martin, from "What Do Parents Want Taught in Sex Education Programs?" Backgrounder (January 28, 2004)
NO / Advocates for Youth and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, from "Toward a Sexually Healthy America," SIECUS (2001)
issue 17. Is the Internet a safe place for teens to explore?
YES / Michele Fleming, Debra Rickwood, from "Teens in Cyberspace," Youth Studies Australia (vol. 23, no. 3, 2004)
NO / Chang-Hoan Cho, Hongsik John Cheon, from "Children's Exposure to Negative Internet Content," Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (December 2005).