Mark Book

The high school has been vandalized, and Mark is arrested at the scene of the crime. He claims he is a "victim of society." But what is society? What forces hold it together or work to pull it apart? These are questions to which Mark and his classmates address themselves. What they seek are ways of evaluating social institutions, rules and values, so as to determine how well society is able to live up to the ideals which, at one time or another, have been set for it. They pay particular attention to the nature of law and crime, tradition, bureaucracy, and to the problems of authority, responsibility and force. But the most important considerations they take up have to do with democracy, freedom and justice. Grade Range: 9-12 Target Grades: 11-12 Teacher's Guide Companion Volume - SOCIAL INQUIRY: Instructional Manual to Accompany Mark