SOC SCI H1G Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: The Bell Curve, Free Speech Movement, Milo Yiannopoulos
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Inspiration for article from joint observations and also from news reports about the entering college class of 2013. Many in this group wanted protection from material and speakers perceived to be offensive. 2013 students demanded university administrator protect them to be protected. College reinforces fragility which produces lack of resilience to handle conflict and. Vindictive protections * is what colleges give to students to protect them. Concerned that students may not be ready to handle challenges from contemporary society* Culture of safety in 2015 magazine article they wrote* the culture of safety has been created by factors affecting students before they arrive on campus; universities complicit to the forces existing already. Latin meaning in place of parents; legal doctrine embedded in common law through federal and state court decisions and in many cases has been codified into law by states. Emerging ethos for parents was that the world is a dangerous place for their children so they must be protected*