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| Journal of Social Issues | 2 |
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Peer reviewedTorney, Judith V. – Journal of Social Issues, 1971
Socialization to the legal system was explored with data on attitudes toward policemen, the Supreme Court, and the fairness of laws obtained from approximately 9000 elementary school children tested in 1961-62. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Ethical Instruction, Individual Development, Laws
Legal Guarantees of Individual Freedom: Cross-National Study of the Development of Political Thought
Peer reviewedGallatin, Judith; Adelson, Joseph – Journal of Social Issues, 1971
Reports a survey in which American, British, and German adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18 were asked to weigh the merits of two potentially intrusive laws and to state whether or not individual freedoms ought to be respected. (JM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Civil Liberties, Cross Cultural Studies, Middle Class
