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Editorial Reviews
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In an unusual partnership, economist Hewlett and African American and religious studies professor West offer their views about and solutions to a society that, in their view, does not value or support parents. Beginning with detailed accounts of their own diverse yet surprisingly similar backgrounds in Wales and inner-city America, respectively, the authors provide historical information about families who were well supported in the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s and 1970s, however, political, economic, and societal changes led to the demise of the solid family structure. According to the authors, several factors, including television, divorce, and taxes, are to blame. West and Hewlett advise political and cultural environments to embrace families and that a "Parents' Bill of Rights" be implemented. Read in tandem by Marguerite Gavin and Lloyd James, this insightful book provides much food for a diverse audience interested in any aspect of family and its relationship to society.DSusan McCaffrey, Haslett H.S., MI
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The New York Times Book Review, Lynn Karpen
The authors demand understanding as well as legislation if parents are to overcome the huge obstacles our society has institutionalized. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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In an unusual partnership, economist Hewlett and African American and religious studies professor West offer their views about and solutions to a society that, in their view, does not value or support parents. Beginning with detailed accounts of their own diverse yet surprisingly similar backgrounds in Wales and inner-city America, respectively, the authors provide historical information about families who were well supported in the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s and 1970s, however, political, economic, and societal changes led to the demise of the solid family structure. According to the authors, several factors, including television, divorce, and taxes, are to blame. West and Hewlett advise political and cultural environments to embrace families and that a "Parents' Bill of Rights" be implemented. Read in tandem by Marguerite Gavin and Lloyd James, this insightful book provides much food for a diverse audience interested in any aspect of family and its relationship to society.DSusan McCaffrey, Haslett H.S., MI
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The New York Times Book Review, Lynn Karpen
The authors demand understanding as well as legislation if parents are to overcome the huge obstacles our society has institutionalized. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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