Taking parenting public : the case for a new social movement / edited by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Nancy Rankin, Cornel West.

Other author Hewlett, Sylvia Ann, 1946-
Other author Rankin, Nancy.
Other author West, Cornel.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2002.
Descriptionxxii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents On rekindling a spirit of "home training" : a mother's notes from the front / Enola G. Aird -- Empty parenthood : the loss of parental authority in the postmodern family / David Elkind -- From Father knows best to The Simpsons--on TV, parenting has lost its halo / Bernice Kanner -- The economic status of parents in postwar America / Edward N. Wolff -- Time crunch among american parents / Juliet B. Schor -- Low-income parents and the time famine / S. Jody Heymann -- Political trends among American parents : the 1950s to 1996 / Ruy Teixeira -- Taxes and the family : a conservative perspective / Allan C. Carlson -- Observations on some proposals to help parents : a progressive perspective / William A. Galston -- Back to the future : a GI Bill for the twenty-first century / Peter Winn -- The paths from here / Raymond Seidelman -- What it will take to build a family-friendly America / Theda Skocpol -- The emerging fatherhood movement : making room for daddy / Wade F. Horn -- The parent vote / Nancy Rankin -- Fixing social insecurity : a proposal to finance parenthood / Nancy Rankin -- Taking parenting public / Ruth A. Wooden.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001034621
ISBN0742521109 (alk. paper)
ISBN0742521117 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HQ755.8 .T35 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold