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Reweaving the social tapestry : toward a public philosophy and policy for families / Don S. Browning and Gloria G. Rodriguez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Browning, Don S.
- Series:
- Uniting America
- American Assembly book
- An American Assembly book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--United States--Philosophy.
- Families.
- Family policy--United States.
- Family policy.
- Philosophy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 218 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Norton, [2002]
- Summary:
- Families Can Play a pivotal role in bringing America to greater unity, but even the definition of "family" can be divisive. The authors seek to identify the underlying values in these debates, find common ground among diverse traditions, and clarify the supporting roles of government, business, and civil society.
- Contents:
- 1 Traditions and Public Philosophy 15
- 2 Family, Tradition, and Critique 27
- 3 Is Family Disruption Real? 44
- 4 Family Disruption: Diagnosis and the Search for a Cure 59
- 5 Culture: Marriage as Public Philosophy and Policy? 73
- 6 Directions: Culture and Civil Society 92
- 7 Directions: Government and Market 109
- 8 Directions: Persons 131
- 9 Notes on Some Very Hard Questions 150
- Final Report of the Ninety-Seventh American Assembly 181
- Uniting America Leadership Advisory Group 201.
- Notes:
- At head of title: The American Assembly, Columbia University.
- Used as background reading for the 97th American Assembly, Kansas City, Sept. 21-24, 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0393322726
- OCLC:
- 46937685
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