ABSTRACT

This is Volume 6, Number 2, Fall 2011 of edition of Museums and Special Issues reflective discourse journal which strives to make the world a better place through education and research. The publication gives voice to graduate students, responding to and motivated by advances in current museum practice. This edition looks at Social Relevance around 2012.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

Elee Wood

chapter |10 pages

Commentary

Museums and the New Reality

chapter |82 pages

Survey of the Field

Introductory Comments

chapter |11 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Adult Homelessness

chapter |7 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

PTSD: Can Museums Play a Role?

chapter |6 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Adoption: Where Does It Fit in Museums?

chapter |8 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Body Love: Society's Body Image Problem

chapter |8 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

American Eugenics Program

chapter |6 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Aging Out: Emancipation from Foster Care

chapter |8 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

E-Waste: A Growing Problem with Global Implications

chapter |5 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Incarceration of Mentally Ill

chapter |10 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Preserving the Self Addressing Dementia in Museums

chapter |10 pages

University of Washington Museology Program

Museums Rising to the Challenge of “Social Relevance Circa 2012”

chapter |6 pages

Book Review

The Social Work of Museums

chapter |6 pages

Afterword