Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Political Issues, Expanded

by George McKenna, Stanley Feingold

TAKING SIDES volumes present current issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. The pro and con essays—selected for their liveliness and substance—represent the arguments of leading scholars and commentators in their fields. TAKING SIDES readers feature annotated listings of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructor’s Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume. USING TAKING SIDES IN THE CLASSROOM (available in print and online) is also an excellent instructor resource that offers practical suggestions for fostering critical thinking. Visit www.mhcls.com for a complete listing of TAKING SIDES titles and to view the book websites.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Textbooks, Read For School

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good sentiment behind this book, and the summaries/collection of works are excellent, but it's incredibly difficult to find the authors of passages you are interested in reading from the Index or Table of Contents. He cites everything by his summaries, meaning he uses his name instead of the author's when signifying passages. Incredibly annoying.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to know both arguments for a political issue...this is the book. I really enjoyed it because it posed a question or topic then you can read the opinion of the side for and the side that's against. I found it really informative, and it actually helped me get an opinion on several issues because I was better informed based what I read.

Another nice thing about this book it that it doesn't read like a text book...it's more like hearing both sides of a political debate.

I would recommend this book to anyone who votes...will vote... or just wants to have an opinion.

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book I had as a supplement and never read it and so I thought I would go ahead and read it. It is basically has a bunch of point counter point on policy issues.

[laurenpie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite textbooks from college... eye-opening to me back in the day.