| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction to the 2007 Edition; Introduction; Chapter 1: "To Deprave and Corrupt"; Chapter 2: More Emetic Than Aphrodisiac; Chapter 3: The Great and Mysterious Motive Force in Human Life; Chapter 4: Policing The Airwaves; Chapter 5: The Reign Of Decency; Chapter 6: The Educational Minefield: Sexuality and Education; Chapter 7: Indecency Law on Trial: Reno V. ACLU; Chapter 8: Filtering Fever; Chapter 9: Cultural Differences; Chapter 10: Media Effects; Conclusion: "The Ethical and Moral Development of Youth"; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
From Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter, from Internet filters to the v-chip, censorship exercised on behalf of children and adolescents is often based on the assumption that they must be protected from?indecent? information that might harm their development?whether in art, in literature, or on a Web site. But where does this assumption come from, and is it true?. In Not in Front of the Children, Marjorie Heins explores the fascinating history of?indecency? laws and other restrictions aimed at protecting youth. From Plato?s argument for rigid censorship, through Victorian laws aimed at repress. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Censorship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Censorship. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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National characteristics, American -- History -- 20th century.
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National characteristics, American. |
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Obscenity (Law) -- United States.
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Obscenity (Law) |
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United States -- Moral conditions -- History -- 20th century.
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Moral conditions. |
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Youth -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Youth. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Censorship. |
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Youth. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Heins, Marjorie. Not in front of the children. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2007 9780813542218 0813542219 (DLC) 2007015494 (OCoLC)123079627 |
| ISBN |
9780813543888 (electronic book) |
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0813543886 (electronic book) |
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1281224227 |
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9781281224224 |
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9780813542218 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0813542219 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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