Merino,
Noel. Privacy. Cengage (Gale/Blackbirch/Greenhaven) 2012 155p $28.45
978-0-7377-5830-6 series: Teen Rights
and Freedoms. hs VG-BNS
This is an anthology of essays related to teen privacy, including school
searches, drug testing, and consent for abortion. The
concept that children and teens have rights independent of their parents is a
relatively new notion. Although not explicitly
mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, privacy has come to be recognized as a
fundamental right of all American
citizens. In Privacy, readers explore
essays and articles regarding the right to privacy and the responsibilities
that right entails. In addition to a
diverse selection of articles drawn from journals, magazines, newspapers,
nonfiction books, organizational newsletters, position papers, speeches, and other documents,
special emphasis is given to Supreme Court and lower-court decisions and government
documents. First-person narratives bring
an important human element to the topic.
To develop critical thinking, it would have been useful to include
questions or prompts to springboard discussion.
Teen issues regarding privacy arise because children under the age of eighteen are minors and their rights under the law differ from those of adults. However, as teenagers approach adulthood, the demarcation blurs and privacy issues have become controversial, with regards to contraception, medical care, treatment at school, and the use of electronic media. A first-person narrative by a teen who was strip-searched at school as part of a drug search is sure to prompt reader response.
Each selection includes an overview to provide context and background. An annotated table of contents is helpful in providing the highlights of court decisions and personal narratives, while illustrations, a brief chronology, an annotated list of organizations to contact, and a bibliography for further reading rounds out the volume.
Although the style is dry and academic, the text is informative, and student researchers and debaters will find this volume to be a useful source on issues of teen privacy, as it explores the controversies from many viewpoints and offers historic and contemporary views on the topic.
Teen issues regarding privacy arise because children under the age of eighteen are minors and their rights under the law differ from those of adults. However, as teenagers approach adulthood, the demarcation blurs and privacy issues have become controversial, with regards to contraception, medical care, treatment at school, and the use of electronic media. A first-person narrative by a teen who was strip-searched at school as part of a drug search is sure to prompt reader response.
Each selection includes an overview to provide context and background. An annotated table of contents is helpful in providing the highlights of court decisions and personal narratives, while illustrations, a brief chronology, an annotated list of organizations to contact, and a bibliography for further reading rounds out the volume.
Although the style is dry and academic, the text is informative, and student researchers and debaters will find this volume to be a useful source on issues of teen privacy, as it explores the controversies from many viewpoints and offers historic and contemporary views on the topic.
Privacy --Hilary Welliver
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