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ERIC Number: EJ260616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Book Banning in the High Schools, 1975-81.
Scott, John Anthony
Social Education, v46 n4 p256-62 Apr 1982
Describes recent cases of high school book banning illustrating patterns of censorship in the United States. The author examines reasons for book banning, the motivations behind this kind of censorship, and the ideological orientation of groups responsible for it. A bibliography of information on censorship is included. (AM)
Descriptors: Censorship, Educational Trends, High Schools, Literature, Moral Issues, Social Studies, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
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Language: English
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