Teaching About Sectarian Violence Reported Through the Media

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  • Walt Werner

Abstract

Sectarian violence continues in our world. Most of our information about these incidents, though, comes second-hand through the media. This article outlines five suggestions for guiding classroom discussions of media reports on religiously based conflicts. The goal is to encourage thoughtful analyses of these reports, and to counter the influence of overgeneralizations, stereotypes, and cynicism.

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2002-10-01

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Vol. 37 No. 1 (2002): Canadian Social Studies, 37 (1), FALL 2002

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