Discrimination (Teen Rights and Freedoms)

Editors David M. Haugen and Susan Musser have compiled essays that debate the real and perceived teen rights related to discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. The impact of Brown v. Board of Education is examined, along with issues that have arisen in recent years including affirmative action and the racial quota systems that some universities currently employ. The growing issue of gender-based discrimination in the military is discussed, along with the continuing fight for equal rights for the L.G.B.T.Q. community. This timely series examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of American teens; many volumes cover how the Bill of Rights are interpreted and protected with regard to minors.; Volume explores real or perceived teen rights related to discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. The impact of Brown v. Board of Education is examined, along with issues that have arisen in recent years including affirmative action a; This timely new series from Greenhaven Press examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of American teens. Many of the volumes cover rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how these rights are int Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on the history of civil rights and discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation