03743nam 2200697 a 450 991045199490332120210525012905.01-281-22422-797866112242260-8135-4388-610.36019/9780813543888(CKB)1000000000484853(EBL)332703(OCoLC)476134280(SSID)ssj0000212338(PQKBManifestationID)11175394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000212338(PQKBWorkID)10137234(PQKB)10137732(MiAaPQ)EBC332703(OCoLC)213435523(MdBmJHUP)muse8141(DE-B1597)529673(DE-B1597)9780813543888(Au-PeEL)EBL332703(CaPaEBR)ebr10216867(CaONFJC)MIL122422(EXLCZ)99100000000048485320070411e20072001 ub 0engurun#---||||utxtccrNot in front of the children[electronic resource] "indecency," censorship, and the innocence of youth /Marjorie HeinsNew Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press[2007]1 online resource (440 p.)Originally published: New York : Hill and Wang, 2001. With new introduction.0-8135-4221-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --Acknowledgments --Introduction to the 2007 Edition --INTRODUCTION --1. “ TO DEPRAVE AND CORRUPT” --2. MORE EMETIC THAN APHRODISIAC --3. THE GREAT AND MYSTERIOUS MOTIVE FORCE IN HUMAN LIFE --4. POLICING THE AIRWAVES --5. THE REIGN OF DECENCY --6. THE IDEOLOGICAL MINEFIELD: SEXUALITY EDUCATION --7. INDECENCY LAW ON TRIAL: RENO V. ACLU --8. FILTERING FEVER --9. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES --10. MEDIA EFFECTS --CONCLUSION: “THE ETHICAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH” --NOTES --INDEXFrom 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.CensorshipUnited StatesHistory20th centuryNational characteristics, AmericanHistory20th centuryObscenity (Law)United StatesYouthUnited StatesSocial conditions20th centuryUnited StatesMoral conditionsHistory20th centuryElectronic books.CensorshipHistoryNational characteristics, AmericanHistoryObscenity (Law)YouthSocial conditions303.3/76/0973Heins Marjorie1035856MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451994903321Not in front of the children2475523UNINA