SIRS Pro/Con Issues Researcher Database

SIRS® Issues Researcher helps students make sense of the world by offering relevant, credible resources that tell the whole story on major issues and world conflicts of the day. Start with SIRS Issues Researcher for background and current analysis necessary for research and understanding of 330+ current and pervasive Leading Issues. [subscription database: login required]

SIRS has been the leader in social issues coverage for more 40 years.

It's all here, enduring issues such as animal rights, capital punishment, health care, immigration, and gun control; and current issues such as energy policy, mass media, World Conflicts including Iran and Syria, virtual schools, and national security and surveillance.

Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between on the most researched and debated social issues. Editorially created Topic Overview pages help build solid foundations for understanding the issue. Critical Thinking and Information Literacy skills are promoted through engaging Essential Questions with answers, and viewpoint articles.

Thousands of hand-selected, highly targeted newspaper & magazine articles, graphics, charts, maps, primary sources, government documents, websites, and multimedia support viewpoints from the pros and cons, to everything in-between. Special features such as Statistics and Global Impact broaden student comprehension of issues.

View the issues in context with a clear, editorially-organized structure that helps you pick a topic and understand its historical origins, related issues, global perspectives, and the essential questions under debate. It's everything you need to see the whole story on over 300 features pro/con issues.

For over 35 years, SIRS has encouraged dialogue and critical thinking about the major issues of our society.  The debate continues with the all new SIRS Issues Researcher!

If you haven’t taken a look recently, you might not know SIRS Issues Researcher includes:
• 320+ Leading Issues with relevant, credible information organized around the most-studied pro/con issues
• Essential questions present the issue’s pros and cons and highlight key points under debate
• Global perspectives from all sides to help you go from the “whats” of the issue to the “whys”
• Timelines provide context to historical events, politics, and key figures

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SIRS Issues Researcher provides:

• Visual browsing graphically connects issues and makes topics more accessible to everyone

• Intuitive user features including article search/sort by media type, thumbnail images, 30-day save lists, “see also” subjects, and more
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