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Originally Posted by beppe
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is this useful?  |
It helped a good deal - except I think I'm losing the thread in this particular discussion
In any case, I don't think we disagree on this issue in general, perhaps even not in particulars.
It started with the idea that reading fiction (and of a certain quality, I would say - by this I don't necessarily mean literary literature) would provide children with an emotional education. I think I generally agree with this statement, but I do question how applicable it is on societal problems, such as youth violence.
I just noticed I missed this particular sentence in your original post: "I am not referring to those socially under privileged." Sorry, my bad - it would have changed my reply.
Then one could ask; is there more violence among "non-un-privileged"* youth today than earlier?
* It's not exactly the same as priviledged