Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor R.Cohen-Almagor@hull.ac.uk
Chair in Politics, and Director of the Middle East Study Group (MESG)
Can group rights justify the denial of education to children? The Amish in the United States as a case study
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
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Abstract
Multiculturalism gives preference to group rights over individual rights. This may challenge democratic values. This paper focuses on the Amish denial of education from their adolescents. Criticizing Wisconsin v. Yoder (Wisconsin v. Yoder 406 U.S. 205 (1972)), the paper analyses the power of the Amish community over its members. The main questions are: Is it reasonable to deny the Amish adolescents' standard American education? What are the limits of state interference in norms of illib-eral communities who invoke separatism as a mechanism of cultural and religious preservation?
Citation
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). Can group rights justify the denial of education to children? The Amish in the United States as a case study. SN Social Sciences, 1(7), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00133-6
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | May 6, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021-07 |
Deposit Date | Jun 21, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 22, 2021 |
Journal | SN Social Sciences |
Publisher | Springer (part of Springer Nature) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 7 |
Article Number | 164 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00133-6 |
Keywords | Amish; Education; Open future; State interference; Wisconsin v. Yoder |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3792232 |
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