NCJ Number
12553
Date Published
1972
Length
159 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF MATERIALS DESIGNED FOR TEACHER TRAINING FOCUSING ON PRIVACY AS THE DEGREE OF CONTROL OVER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ONESELF.
Abstract
THIS CASEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO ILLUMINATE SOME OF THE ISSUES RELATING TO THE CONCEPT OF PRIVACY: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT AS A HUMAN NEED; ITS MORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THE ROLE OF LAW, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS ARISING FROM THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN A FREE SOCIETY. FOR THIS PURPOSE, MATERIAL FROM THE SOCIAL SCIENCES -- ANTHROPOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- AS WELL AS FROM LAW AND PHILOSOPHY HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. FOR THE OTHER VOLUMES ON THE CONCEPT OF PRIVACY, SEE NCJ-12551, 12552, AND 12554. FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAW IN A FREE SOCIETY SERIES, SEE NCJ12570. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)