| Description |
1 online resource (117 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Issues that concern you |
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Gale eBooks
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Issues that concern you.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Rules for activism / Angela Bischoff and Tooker Gomberg -- Activism is a civic duty / Ralph Nader -- Provocative activism tactics work / Jan Frel -- Activist groups should use less provocative, more reasonable tactics / Shai D. Bronshtein -- Extreme tactics are necessary to stop animal abuse / Stop Cal Vivisection -- Extreme animal rights advocates are terrorists / P. Michael Conn -- Activism should be taught in schools / Denis G. Rancourt -- Requiring activism in schools cannot replace the real thing / James Hershberger -- Teachers have a right to express political beliefs in school / Leo Casey -- Teachers should not express political beliefs in the classroom / Thomas Sowell -- Celebrity activists can draw attention to causes / Peter Ford and Gloria Goodale -- Celebrity activists divert attention from the real issues / Ross Clark -- Pride parades are an important part of gay activism / Carlos Santoscoy -- Gay pride activists should focus on civil rights, not fringe groups / Keith W. Swain -- Nonviolent activism is key to a stable future / Rolf Carriere and Michael Nagler -- Nonviolence does not work / Daniel Greenfield. |
| Summary |
Explores the issues surrounding activism. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. |
| Subject |
Youth -- Political activity.
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Social action.
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| Added Author |
Hamilton, Jill, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Activism. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009 9780737744934 |
| ISBN |
9780737750430 (electronic book) |
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9780737744934 (hbk.) |
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