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Social Education
September 1997
Volume 61 No. 5
Violence: On the Screen, On the Street
TV Violence: A Medium's Effects Under Scrutiny
Mary A. Hepburn
Whether daily doses of media violence can affect the attitudes of viewers is hardly in question
today. What we can-or should-do about it is an excellent social studies topic.
Gun Control: The Debate and Public Policy
Christine Watkins
The terms of the gun control debate have shifted away from Second Amendment arguments, but the passionate tenor of the debate continues to impede the solution of America's lethal gun problem.
Violence Redux:
A Brief Legal and Historical Perspective on Youth Violence
Marshall Croddy
The causes of youth violence are multi-faceted and defy simple solutions. As in the past, the debate over juvenile justice revolves around when to treat children as adults and the effectiveness of rehabilitation versus punishment.
What is Justice for Juveniles?
Jennifer Truran Rothwell
The evolution of the juvenile justice system creates an excellent platform for teaching about violence and its consequences. These teaching ideas are suitable for research, essay writing, and class discussion.
Experiences in a Juvenile Justice System
Joan P. Kelly
A student teacher describes her experiences working in an alternative program for juvenile
offenders in New Jersey.
Trade Books for Reducing Violence
Ronald A. Banaszak and Mary K. Banaszak
These books for varying grade levels examine violence and its consequences in ways intended to increase both understanding and the ability of children to cope with the problem.
Book Review: fist, stick, knife, gun by Geoffrey Canada
Cheryl Russell
This book examines how the cycle of violence is perpetuated as children learn ever more lethal methods of "survival" on tough city streets.
Search and Seizure: The Meaning of the Fourth Amendment Today
Lee Arbetman and Michelle Perry
The constitutional protection from "unreasonable searches and seizures" has evolved in response to both public attitudes and changes in technology.
Violence Prevention and Service Learning
Diana Hess
Service learning based on teaching real skills and recognizing student efforts can play an important part in school violence prevention programs.
Linking Violence Prevention and Good Social Studies: Research and Development
Carolyn Pereira and Ken Rodriguez
This article reports on a violence prevention program being tested in 5th grade classrooms in Chicago and Los Angeles. It involves the integration of three curriculum components-law-related education, conflict resolution, and service learning-into the curriculum as part of a combined strategy for reducing violence.
Teaching Ideas
Postcards Across America
Tedd Levy
Postcards can go a long way toward interesting your students in other communities and regions of the United States-and the world.
Elementary Education
Bloomers, Bell Bottoms, and Hula Hoops:
Artifact Collections Aid Children's Historical Interpretation
M. Gail Hickey
Treasured family possessions can be a great starting point for lessons about the past.
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