Not in Front of the Children : 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth /
Heins, Marjorie
Not in Front of the Children : 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth / Marjorie Heins. - 1 online resource (442 p.) : 17 illustrations
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 repressing libidinous thoughts, to contemporary battles over sex education in public schools and violence in the media, Heins guides us through what became, and remains, an ideological minefield. With fascinating examples drawn from around the globe, she suggests that the "harm to minors" argument rests on shaky foundations.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780813542218 9780813543888
10.36019/9780813543888 doi
Censorship--History--United States--20th century.
National characteristics, American--History--20th century.
Obscenity (Law)--United States.
Youth--Social conditions--United States--20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Z658.U5
303.3/76/0973
Not in Front of the Children : 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth / Marjorie Heins. - 1 online resource (442 p.) : 17 illustrations
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 repressing libidinous thoughts, to contemporary battles over sex education in public schools and violence in the media, Heins guides us through what became, and remains, an ideological minefield. With fascinating examples drawn from around the globe, she suggests that the "harm to minors" argument rests on shaky foundations.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780813542218 9780813543888
10.36019/9780813543888 doi
Censorship--History--United States--20th century.
National characteristics, American--History--20th century.
Obscenity (Law)--United States.
Youth--Social conditions--United States--20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Z658.U5
303.3/76/0973