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Mack, Dana.

The assault on parenthood : how our culture undermines the family / - New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, c1997. - 368 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-350) and index.

Introduction : The family-hating culture -- The parent as pariah -- Child welfare, family destruction -- Undomesticated law -- Schooling for leveling -- Sex ed in the school of hard knocks -- The workfare/day care trap -- Material kids -- Alternative schooling -- The new familism -- Toward a family policy : the pro-family proposals in search of political courage.

ISBN: 0684807742

LCCN: 97003903

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Family--United States.
Parenting--United States.
Social values--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social conditions--1980-
United States--Moral conditions.

LC Class. No.: HQ536 / .M233 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 306.85/0973