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The Value of Family: A Blueprint for the 21st Century Hardcover - 1996
by Westheimer, Ruth
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In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, world-renowned therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer takes an in-depth, myth-shattering look at the family crisis in America and puts forth a powerful and promising blueprint for change.
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Details
- Title The Value of Family: A Blueprint for the 21st Century
- Author Westheimer, Ruth
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 211
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grand Central Publishing, US
- Date 1996
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 995
- ISBN 9780446518758 / 0446518751
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 9.31 x 6.31 x 0.81 in (23.65 x 16.03 x 2.06 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Families - United States, Social values - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96015154
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.850
From the rear cover
The challenge is great. Despite all the talk about "family values", the family is besieged. The percentage of children living below the poverty line rose 49 percent from 1973 to 1992; American children are less likely to be immunized than those of any other developed nation; and many corporations still lag behind in areas such as maternity leave, while rewarding workers for long hours away from home. Moreover, the skyrocketing divorce rate and boom in the out-of-wedlock birth rate has relegated the "traditional family" to the realm of myth. Against this grim backdrop, Dr. Westheimer sees tremendous hope. She argues that the family is actually redefining itself in ways that will become more important - and more accepted - in the 21st Century. She points to changes in social attitudes and corporate and governmental policies that will allow for more unconventional but functioning family units, such as "step-" or "blended" families, and families headed by a gay single parent or couple. In addition, she sees generations pulling together for the sake of today's children, as more and more grandparents become active in their grandchildren's lives. In this book, help is available. Compiling an exhaustive list of family programs, resources, and self-help groups around the country and on the Internet, Dr. Westheimer tells parents how to get help for themselves and their children. And, sternly taking issue with new governmental legislation that claims to be "pro-family", she points our leaders in a bold new direction.
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Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/1996, Page 1628
- Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/1996, Page 889
- Library Journal, 08/01/1996, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 06/03/1996, Page 69