NCJ Number
466
Date Published
1970
Length
240 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENT PROTESTS AND DISTURBANCES.
Abstract
A BACKGROUND OF THE PHENOMENA OF STUDENT PROTEST IS PROVIDED BY LOOKING AT THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, THE CHANGING POSITION OF YOUTH, AND RISE OF A GENERALIZED YOUTH SUBCULTURE, COOPERATIVE SUBCULTURES, DEVIANT SUBCULTURES, AND REBELLIOUS SUBCULTURES. THE REPORT LOOKS AT THE QUESTION WHAT IS TO BE DONE? THROUGH A DISCUSSION OF THE COMPLEXITY OF DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY, ESPECIALLY AS IT INVOLVES ATTEMPTING TO PREDICT A COMPLEX FUTURE. SEVERAL APPROACHES ARE PRESENTED WITH RATIONALES FOR THEM, THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THEM, AND THEIR POSSIBLE IMPACT. APPENDICES PRESENT CHRONOLOGIES OF EVENTS OF PROTESTS BY STUDENTS AT BERKELEY, COLUMBIA, SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE, CORNELL, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND HARVARD (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)