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Classroom wars : language, sex, and the making of modern political culture / Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199358489 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Public schools -- California -- History -- 20th century | Education, Bilingual -- California -- History -- 20th century | Sex instruction -- California -- History -- 20th century | Education and state -- California -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199358458DDC classification: 371.0109794 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Natalia Petrzela explores how in the late 1960s and 1970s, a growing number of Americans fused conventional values about family and personal morality with an Anglo jingoism, specifically marrying concerns about sexuality and language and blurring the distinction between public and private. Focusing on Spanish-bilingual and sex education in California, this book charts how during a time of extraordinary social change, grass-roots citizens defined the schoolhouse and family as politicized sites.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Natalia Petrzela explores how in the late 1960s and 1970s, a growing number of Americans fused conventional values about family and personal morality with an Anglo jingoism, specifically marrying concerns about sexuality and language and blurring the distinction between public and private. Focusing on Spanish-bilingual and sex education in California, this book charts how during a time of extraordinary social change, grass-roots citizens defined the schoolhouse and family as politicized sites.
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