Reweaving the Social Tapestry Toward a Public Philosophy and Policy for Families

by Browning, Don S.; Rodriguez, Gloria G.

• ISBN13: 9780393322729
• ISBN10: 0393322726
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Families can play a pivotal role in bringing America to greater unity, but even the definition of "family" can be divisive. The authors seek to identify the underlying values in these debates, find common ground among diverse traditions, and clarify the supporting roles of government, business, and civil society.

Author Biography

Don S. Browning is Alexander Campbell Professor of Ethics and Social Science at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(6)
Traditions and Public Philosophy	15	(12)
Family, Tradition, and Critique	27	(17)
Is Family Disruption Real?	44	(15)
Family Disruption: Diagnosis and the Search for a Cure	59	(14)
Culture: Marriage as Public Philosophy and Policy?	73	(19)
Directions: Culture and Civil Society	92	(17)
Directions: Government and Market	109	(22)
Directions: Persons	131	(19)
Notes on Some Very Hard Questions	150	(19)
Notes	169	(6)
Bibliography	175	(6)
Final Report of the Ninety-Seventh American Assembly	181	(20)
Uniting America Leadership Advisory Group	201	(4)
About The American Assembly	205	(4)
Index	209