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Overview
The conscience of today's college students is guided by the personal moral values that underlie its concept of justice. College professors frequently avoid discussions of moral values, fearful of either the deconstructionist's criticism or the alleged wall of separation between church and state. Regardless of their reasons, they tend to argue that today's students have no interest in discussing abstract concepts of morality. The Daveys argue that given the right case studies of moral dilemmas, today's college students will enthusiastically share and discuss their own moral values, learn to critically examine pressing social issues, and grow to new levels of understanding.
More than two dozen scenarios involving moral questions concerning race, poverty, crime, drugs, sex, religion, educational funding, and constitutional rights are presented. These issues are faced by a generation raised during the information revolution. College students live in a world of such rapid change that nothing is certain about their future. It may well be that there has never been a time when college students were more eager to discuss fundamental questions about right and wrong, to examine their own moral values. This timely work is of value in any course touching upon moral values, including courses in sociology, education, political science and law, child development, criminal justice, and philosophy.
Synopsis
Examines the moral values of today's American college students.
Booknews
Examines conscience development in the college community, using examples from actual classroom experiences to describe how today's college students think about moral and legal issues, and shows how to use these examples to promote critical thinking and dialogue skills in the classroom so that students will learn to explain, define, and defend moral and ethical points. Classroom scenarios encompass issues such as gender roles, race relations, religious freedom, drugs, and sexual behavior. The underlying theme in these scenarios is how to distinguish right from wrong in shaping the law. Joseph Davey teaches law and justice at Rowan University; Linda Davey teaches education at Hofstra University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)