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The Value of Family - A Blueprint for the 21st Century (Hardcover, New)
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The Value of Family - A Blueprint for the 21st Century (Hardcover, New)
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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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