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Family Law, Family Lives: New View of Parents, Children and the State

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 94.01.06

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Children and Authority: Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities

Trisha Ann Turner

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Teacher Bibliography

Arbetman, Lee P. Street Law . New York: West Publishing Company, 1990. (An introduction to the legal system)

Bartholet, Elizabeth. Family Bonds: Adoption and the Politics of Parenting Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. (Examines both adoption and infertility)

Edelman. Marian Wright Families in Peril . Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. (Statistics that reflect current societal trends of the family)

Goldstein, Joseph Before the Best Interest of the Child . New York: The Free Press, 1979. (Examines ethical/legal issues concerning children’s rights)

Ingrassia. Michelle. “Endangered Family.” Newsweek. New York, N.Y.: Vol. CXXII, No. 9 Aug. 30, 93 pp. 11-21. (An article that examines the breakdown of the American family)

Mason, Mary Ann. Debating Children’s Lives . Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1994. (A close look at controversial issues dealing with the various interpretations of children’s rights and the law)

McCormick, John. “Abortion: Violence May Split the Pro-Life Forces.” Newsweek. New York. N.Y.: vol. CXXII , No. 9. Aug. 30, 93: p. 59. (Article that describes an incident of a pro-life advocate who shoots an abortion doctor)

Minow. Martha. Family Matters . New York: A New Press, 1993. (Comprehensive guide to family issues relevant to our present day society)

Ornstein , Allan C. Foundations of Education . Boston: Mifflin Company, l989. (Comprehensive introduction to the social, philosophical, and legal foundations of education)

Smith, Deborah Deutsh. Introduction to Special Education: Teaching in an Age of Challenge . Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon, l992. (Outlines philosophical/legal issues concerning the special education populations

Movies

ABC News Staff. “Crimes Against Children: Failure of Foster Care.” ABC News Special. Rebecca Chase-Narrator. (Television special that focuses on the travesty of the foster care system as it operates in this day in age)

Cajar, Anita. “Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby.” Cook Inlet Communication Corp., l99O. (Discusses the importance of pre-natal care to ensure the unborn baby’s chance at a healthy life.

Maurer, Joseph. “An Enemy Among Us.” Helios Productions l988. (Movie that depicts a child who contracts the AIDS virus and finds himself ostracized from the community due to ignorance about the virus)

Sniffen, Scott “Keisha’s Choice: A Look at Teen Pregnancy and Drugs.” Regional Youth Substance Abuse Projects Rysap, 1991. (Educational film geared to teens who face peer pressure to use drugs while pregnant. It explains the dangers involved for the unborn child.)

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