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Download full textWenglin, Barbara Nedell – 1974
In June, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down five decisions which significantly altered the legal definition of obscenity, placing greater emphasis on local community standards for judging a work obscene. A survey of public libraries was conducted in 1974 to determine if these decisions had resulted in an increase in community…
Descriptors: Censorship, Community Attitudes, Court Doctrine, Formative Evaluation
