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9780847682874

Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847682874

  • ISBN10:

    0847682870

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-08-30
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

This important book addresses many of the most compelling social issues of our times, and delves into the causes of America's social pathologies and strained sociopolitical condition. Contributors include T. William Boxx, Linda Chavez, Midge Decter, Don E. Eberly, Heather R. Higgins, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Russell Hittinger, Glenn C. Loury, Michael Novak, Robert Royal, and James Q. Wilson.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Culture, Crime, and Human Naturep. 1
Family, Fatherhood, and Socializationp. 13
Values and Judgments: Creating Social Incentives for Good Behaviorp. 23
Ethnicity and Immigrationp. 33
Politics of Cultural Warsp. 41
Who Killed Dr. Kildare?p. 49
The Restoration of Citizenship and Civic Culturep. 57
The Renewal of Civil Societyp. 67
Religion and the Secular Retreat from Modernityp. 77
Christian Principles and Public Lifep. 91
Culture Wars, Moral Warsp. 113
Indexp. 125
About the Contributorsp. 135
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