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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 avoidance of different viewpoints is the solution.
Scholars of education, communication, literature, and policy will
find this book especially useful.
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