The Global Issues series addresses important issues that affect everyone in the 21st century, exploring their history and causes through to their impact and the various responses to them. This title look at refugees - why people become refugees, the impact they have on society, and the attitudes of the media and the general public towards them. The case studies included as 'People in the News' spreads, and the examination of the world medias coverage of these topics, provide a unique insight into these issues in the infotainment age.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Global Issues .

There are 48 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Cath Senker is an experienced author of many children's information books.