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Are textbooks biased? / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.
| Other author | Berlatsky, Noah. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, ©2012. |
| Description | 128 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | At issue At issue. Education. ^A1035605 |
| Contents | Censorship from the left and right distorts textbooks / Anne C. Westwater -- Conservatives are attempting to insert bias into textbooks / Mariah Blake -- Textbooks display a liberal bias and an anti-American slant / Marcia Segelstein -- Textbooks are biased in favor of American ethnocentrism / James W. Loewen -- Textbooks are biased against women in America / Rae Lesser Blumberg -- Textbooks are biased in favor of Islam / Gary A. Tobin and Dennis R. Ybarra -- Textbooks are not biased in favor of Islam / Susan Douglass -- Textbooks are biased in favor of evolution / Casey Luskin -- Textbooks that teach evolution are not biased / Glenn Branch -- The abstinence-only sex education curriculum is biased and dangerous / Eric Alterman and George Zornick -- The abstinence-only sex education curriculum is effective / Christine Kim and Robert Rector -- Textbook content should be controlled by experts / Marie Landau -- Parents should have more choice in curriculum content / Andrew J. Coulson -- Textbook biases are indicative of broader educational problems / Sara Mayeux. |
| Abstract | Presents articles discussing issues regarding bias in textbooks, including alleged partisan censorship, parental participation in curriculum content, and bias involving such subjects as evolution, Islam, and sex education. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011026842 |
| ISBN | 9780737755503 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0737755504 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780737755510 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0737755512 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB3047 .A74 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |