(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. Both books use data from Gallup polls taken in the last hundred years to explore Americans' views on the topics. The volume on health care includes chapters about cigarettes, euthanasia, public health threats, and aging. The writing is clear, but these complex issues tend to be oversimplified. Charts, graphs, and photographs (some stiffly staged) help support the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Gallup Major Trends and Events titles: Obesity and Health Care.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. Hernandez presents the history of immigration in America and explores past and present attitudes toward the topic. The writing is solid, and the chronological organization is clear. Graphs and charts illustrating data from Gallup polls support the author's major points but can oversimplify complex issues. Photographs, some stiffly staged, help break up the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. This volume explores Americans' attitudes by using data from Gallup polls. The text covers the history of legalized abortion and subsequent limits to that decision. Although attempting a balanced picture, the writing and the poll data can oversimplify complex issues. Charts, graphs, and photographs illustrate the information. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. Both books use data from Gallup polls taken in the last hundred years to explore Americans' views on the topics. The volume on health care includes chapters about cigarettes, euthanasia, public health threats, and aging. The writing is clear, but these complex issues tend to be oversimplified. Charts, graphs, and photographs (some stiffly staged) help support the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Gallup Major Trends and Events titles: Obesity and Health Care.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. From Prohibition to today's "war on drugs," the book outlines the history of alcohol and drug abuse in America, illustrating its information with data from Gallup polls. The writing is clear, but Marcovitz doesn't explore the limitations of poll data, and many of the points tend to be oversimplified. Charts, graphs, and photos (many stiffly staged) are included. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. From the invention of the automobile to home computers and cloning, Marcovitz explores public opinion about the role of technology in the lives of Americans. Charts, graphs, and data from Gallup polls support the main points. The writing is clear, but the author's conclusions tend to be oversimplified. The many photographs help demonstrate how far we've advanced technologically. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. Focusing mostly on relations between whites and African Americans, this book explores attitudes toward race in the United States over the last century. Each topic, from racial profiling to affirmative action, is supported with data from Gallup polls. The writing is clear and illustrated with graphs, charts, and photos, but the issues tend to be oversimplified. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) YA Gallup Major Trends and Events series. Snyder covers a wide array of issues including cohabitation, gay marriage, the growth of the suburbs, and women in the workplace. None of the topics is given enough attention, and the inclusion of somewhat superficial data from Gallup polls does little to support her many theses. Charts, graphs, and photos (many stiffly staged) break up the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth