Taboo Topics: Cultural Restraint on Teaching Social Issues

Presents a cultural analysis of the process by which controversial subject matter in social studies remains deemphasized or omitted. Examines research related to taboo topics in schools. Notes that the closer and more meaningful a topic is to students' lives, the more likely it is to be taboo....

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Published inThe Clearing house Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 295 - 302
Main Authors Evans, Ronald W., Avery, Patricia G., Pederson, Patricia Velde
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Taylor & Francis Group 01.05.2000
Heldref Publications
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Beginning Teachers
Censorship
Class discussion
Classroom Communication
Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Cultural Background
Cultural Context
Cultural instruction
Culture
Curricula
Curriculum
Educational administration
English teachers
History instruction
Secondary Education
Secondary school social studies
Social Problems
Social sciences
Social Studies
Social studies learning
Student Teachers
Taboos
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Educators
Teachers
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Presents a cultural analysis of the process by which controversial subject matter in social studies remains deemphasized or omitted. Examines research related to taboo topics in schools. Notes that the closer and more meaningful a topic is to students' lives, the more likely it is to be taboo. Offers practical suggestions for teachers to explore controversial topics via issues-centered curriculum. (SR)
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ISSN:0009-8655
1939-912X
DOI:10.1080/00098650009600973