Posterity lost : progress, ideology, and the decline of the American family
In this pathbreaking study that has earned the praise of scholars, family advocates, and policymakers, Richard T. Gill does more than illuminate the multiple causes and devastating effects of America's diminishing spirit of optimism. In order to reverse this disturbing trend, Gill urges Americans to reject short-term solutions, expand their time horizons, and, above all, give increasing care and attention to their children
Print Book, English, ©1997
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, ©1997
xvii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780847683796, 9780847683802, 0847683796, 084768380X
36066016
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| Foreword | xi | (4) | |||
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| Preface | xv | ||||
| Introduction | 1 | (12) | |||
| Part I The Problem: Family Breakdown and Its Relation to Progress | 13 | (90) | |||
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| Part II The Paradox: Rise and Fall of the Idea of Progress | 103 | (116) | |||
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| Part III The Battle: The War over Family Values | 219 | (96) | |||
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| Notes | 315 | (30) | |||
| Index | 345 | (10) | |||
| About the Author | 355 |