Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American FamilyRowman & Littlefield, 1997 - 353 páginas 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. |
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Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard T. Gill. CONTENTS List of Figures and Tables ... Idea of Progress 5 How the Process Gave Rise to the Idea 103 6 The First Great Predicament of Progress 119 7 A " Horrible ...
Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard T. Gill. CONTENTS List of Figures and Tables ... Idea of Progress 5 How the Process Gave Rise to the Idea 103 6 The First Great Predicament of Progress 119 7 A " Horrible ...
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... idea of progress . Once , we believed that tomorrow would be better than today ; now , we are not so certain . Even though we invest in technology , education , and business creation , we are no longer so convinced that these ...
... idea of progress . Once , we believed that tomorrow would be better than today ; now , we are not so certain . Even though we invest in technology , education , and business creation , we are no longer so convinced that these ...
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... concept of " posterity " that links together the two main subjects indicated by the book's subtitle and that are at the heart of our analysis : the decline of the American family and the fading of the Idea of Progress . In dictionary ...
... concept of " posterity " that links together the two main subjects indicated by the book's subtitle and that are at the heart of our analysis : the decline of the American family and the fading of the Idea of Progress . In dictionary ...
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Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard T. Gill. cisely because of the relation of the notion of " posterity lost " to that of " paradise lost . " For an intrinsic feature of the modern age ( in contrast to our ...
Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard T. Gill. cisely because of the relation of the notion of " posterity lost " to that of " paradise lost . " For an intrinsic feature of the modern age ( in contrast to our ...
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... Idea of Progress . " Much can , and will , be said about the lineaments of this Idea in the pages to follow . What is to be noted here is that it was an Idea born of the Scientific , Commercial , and later Industrial Revolutions , which ...
... Idea of Progress . " Much can , and will , be said about the lineaments of this Idea in the pages to follow . What is to be noted here is that it was an Idea born of the Scientific , Commercial , and later Industrial Revolutions , which ...
Contenido
In Disarray The American Family Approaching Year 2000 | 13 |
The Future at Risk The Consequences of Family Breakdown | 33 |
Why Conventional Explanations Are Incomplete | 57 |
The Crucial Role of the Ideology of Progress | 83 |
How the Process Gave Rise and Fall of the Idea of Progress | 103 |
The First Great Predicament of Progress | 119 |
A Horrible Capacity for Mass Annihilation | 135 |
LimitstoGrowth Predicaments | 151 |
Family values Evolution or Revolution? | 219 |
A Major Battleground Self vs Posterity | 237 |
Equality Family Advantages and Moral Relativism | 257 |
Reclaiming the Family Principles and Programs | 275 |
We Can Act But Will We? | 297 |
Notes | 315 |
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About the Author | |
The Fundamental Predicament of Progress | 171 |
Decline and Fall of the Idea of Progress | 189 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
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 |
Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family Richard Thomas Gill Vista de fragmentos - 1997 |
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