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"There Are No Housewives on 'Star Trek'": A Reexamination of Exit Rights for the Children of Insular Fundamentalist Parents
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McAvoy, Paula – Educational Theory, 2012
In this essay, Paula McAvoy addresses the problem caused by the liberal state's necessary tolerance of insular fundamentalist groups and the concern that children raised in such groups do not have a fair opportunity to evaluate their inherited beliefs. This tension comes to the fore around disagreements over schooling and requests for religious…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Childrens Rights, Personal Autonomy, Religious Cultural Groups