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Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries: Challenged, Censored, and Banned
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- 作 者：Randy Bobbitt
- 出 版 社：Lexington Books
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- I S B N：9781793607874
- 页 数：230
- 所 属 分 类： 图书馆事业、信息事业
- 供 货 周 期: 6
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Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries: Challenged, Censored, and Banned analyzes the history of controversy surrounding assigned reading in K-12 classrooms and books available in school libraries. Randy Bobbitt outlines the history of book banning and controversy in the United States, stemming from 1950s conservative Cold War values of patriotism and respect for authority and ramping up through the 1960s and onward as media coverage and parental intervention into the inner workings of schools increased. The author claims that sensitive topics, including sexuality, suicide, and drug use, do not automatically imply the glorification of deviant behavior, but can be used constructively to educate students about the reality of life. Bobbitt argues that in an effort to shield children from the dangers of controversial issues, parents and administrators are depriving them of the ability to discover and debate values that are inconsistent with their own and those around them, teaching instead that avoi
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