Open AccessSocial Tolerance and Racist Materials in Public Libraries
Author(s) -
Susan K. Burke
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
reference and user services quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5242
pISSN - 1094-9054
DOI - 10.5860/rusq.49n4.369
Subject(s) - sociology , general social survey , resource (disambiguation) , social psychology , psychology , public relations , library science , social science , political science , computer science , computer network
When asked about a hypothetical book containing racist beliefs, do people support removing the book from their public library or not? The study examined responses to this question from surveys conducted from 1976 to 2006. Responses were analyzed for changes over time and for differences between demographic categories of respondents. Data were gathered by the General Social Survey, a well-respected social sciences data resource.
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