American Values
American Values | Shame Is a Form of Censorship
Carl F. Horowitz, Washington correspondent for Investor’s Business Daily, argues in the subsequent viewpoint that the crusade to deter immoral behavior with shame threatens the freedom of Americans. Shaming is ultimately a form of censorship, contends Horowitz, because it insists that people conform to the “social mandates” of the majority or else be ostracized.
As you read, consider the following questions:
1. According to Horowitz, what is private censorship, and why is it harmful?
2. How does psychologist Robert Karn define a “shameful” person,...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Values Should America Uphold?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Capitalism Promotes Positive Values
- Capitalism Does Not Promote Positive Values
- Religion Is Essential to a Moral Society
- Religion Is Not Essential to a Moral Society
- Society’s Well-Being Depends upon the Traditional Family
- Society’s Well-Being Does Not Depend upon the Traditional Family
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: Is America in Moral Decline?
- Chapter 3: How Do the Media Influence American Values?
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Chapter 4: What Measures Would Improve American Values?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Shame Deters Immoral Behavior
- Shame Is a Form of Censorship
- The Government Should Legislate Morality
- The Government Should Not Legislate Morality
- Public Schools Should Provide Character Education
- Public Schools Should Not Provide Character Education
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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