Reading

The following is a selection of books for you to use as background reading material on various important issues. There are activities you can do within each book as well.

'Issues in Society' titles are invaluable, up to date references which are used extensively throughout Australian schools, TAFE colleges, universities and public libraries. Each book in the series is a thoroughly researched compilation of the latest news, facts, opinions and statistics from a huge range of primary and secondary sources.

Information in each 'Issues in Society' title is carefully selected to ensure that it is current, unbiased and balanced. Many titles cover a range of opinions on controversial topics, providing the perfect platform to provoke debate, stimulate critical analysis and encourage further research. All Digital Editions titles are interactive PDFs which contain hundreds of URL links to key online primary source documents and related websites.

The books contain quality information from a variety of trusted sources and include features such as:

• Fact sheets
• Journal extracts
• Magazine features
• A range of diverse opinions
• Lobby group and NGO literature (non-governmental organisation)
• Extracts from government reports
• Statistics, including tables and graphs
• Newspaper reports and feature articles
• Cartoons, illustrations, diagrams and photographs
• Accessible, magazine-style full-colour layouts

Please note: the volumes are not necessarily in sequential order (i.e. some volume numbers are not in this collection).

You can tick the box on the right of each book to record that you have read it, or, that it is a favourite that you wish to make a "note" of. This is for your records only.