Title Not in front of the children : "indecency," censorship, and the innocence of youth / Marjorie Heins.

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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2007.

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Description	1 online resource (xxx, 402 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
Subject	Censorship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	National characteristics, American -- History -- 20th century.
	Obscenity (Law) -- United States.
	United States -- Moral conditions -- History -- 20th century.
	Youth -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
	Censorship.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
	Censorship. (OCoLC)fst00850568
	Moral conditions. (OCoLC)fst01026043
	National characteristics, American. (OCoLC)fst01033342
	Obscenity (Law) (OCoLC)fst01042937
	Youth -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01183536
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900 - 1999
Genre/Form	History (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Electronic books.
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 bk.)
	0813543886 (electronic bk.)

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