Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American FamilyRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997 - 353 páginas Has the American spirit of optimism disappeared? This original and provocative book provides a penetrating analysis of two developments which are revolutionizing late 20th century America. The decline of the American family and a waning faith in the Idea of Progress are in sharp contrast to our historic past. Richard T. Gill links these two significant developments by examining our changing attitudes to the future. Americans today increasingly focus on the short term instead of the long view, and the losers in this myopic process are both the family, which is responsible for rearing the future generation, and the Idea of Progress, which once guaranteed that future generations would enjoy increasingly happy and productive lives. Posterity Lost provides a thought-provoking examination of these disturbing developments and offers some hopeful suggestions for their reversal. |
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... force 60 40 20 20 Wife in paid labor force 0 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 Fig . 1.4 Married - Couple Families With Wives in the Labor Force : 1960 to 1990 Source : U.S. Bureau of the Census ; Current Population ...
... force 60 40 20 20 Wife in paid labor force 0 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 Fig . 1.4 Married - Couple Families With Wives in the Labor Force : 1960 to 1990 Source : U.S. Bureau of the Census ; Current Population ...
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... force participation of wives as of mothers , and perhaps very especially , the mothers of infants and toddlers . Interestingly , wives who have no children under eighteen in the home have notably lower labor force participation rates ...
... force participation of wives as of mothers , and perhaps very especially , the mothers of infants and toddlers . Interestingly , wives who have no children under eighteen in the home have notably lower labor force participation rates ...
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... force instead of raising their own children at home . Second , when the additional costs of labor force participation ( commuting , clothes , etc. ) are added in , even this little net economic gain is likely to disappear.10 6. Last ...
... force instead of raising their own children at home . Second , when the additional costs of labor force participation ( commuting , clothes , etc. ) are added in , even this little net economic gain is likely to disappear.10 6. Last ...
Contenido
Preface χν | 1 |
Family Breakdown | 11 |
The Consequences of Family | 33 |
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Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard T. Gill Vista previa limitada - 1997 |
Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard Thomas Gill Vista de fragmentos - 1997 |
Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard Thomas Gill Vista de fragmentos - 1997 |
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