- 06/11/2012
- Posted by: essay
- Category: Research Topic Guides
BACKGROUND
American teenagers have more legal rights today than ever before. These rights apply to all areas of their lives, including, but not limited to, school, employment, home, sex, personal appearance, and marriage. To be truly empowered, teenagers need to know and understand their rights under the law.
BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS
346.73–346.7301
346.012
346.7301
347.30479
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LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)
Youth—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States
Children—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States
Students—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States
Children’s rights
Children’s rights—United States
REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
CQ Researcher, April 23, 1993.
Hempelman, Kathleen. Teen Legal Rights: A Guide for the ’90s, 1994.
Price, Janet R., et al. The Rights of Students: The Basic ACLU Guide to a Student’s Rights, 1988.
Weeks, J. Devereux. Student Rights under the Constitution, 1992.
PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries
InfoTrac
NewsBank and other newspaper indexes
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
WILSONDISC
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH
America Online
CompuServe
Dialog
Internet
Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES
Teenagers’ rights
Children’s rights
Teenagers—laws, regulations
Children—civil rights
Civil liberties and teenagers
Youth lawsuits
FICTION BOOK RELATING TO TOPIC
Korczak, Janusz. King Matt the First, 1986.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
American Civil Liberties Union, 132 W. 43rd St., New York, NY 10036.
National Center for Youth Law, 1663 Mission St., 5th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC
Are dress codes in the public schools constitutional?
Discuss teenagers’ rights to privacy.
Investigate children divorcing parents.
Report on discrimination against teens.
SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS
Children’s rights movement
Censorship
Marion Wright Edelman
Parental kidnapping
Public school law—teachers’ and students’ rights
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