This article addresses the "presentation effect" that occurs when text-books offer minimal or no coverage of a topic and thus leave studentsmarginally informed or unaware of potentially important information. A recent four-article exchange from the family counseling literature regarding textbook coverage of abortion and adoption is reviewedto highlight this issue.
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