The Value of Family: 5.5 - Softcover

Westheimer, Dr. Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446673366 ISBN 13: 9780446673365

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

Dr Ruth Westheimer opened the doors of communication about sexuality in America. Now, along with personal reflection on love and loss in her own family, she presents a passionate blueprint for the survival of the family.

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From the Back Cover

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.

About the Author

Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a professor on the faculty of New York University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0446673366
• ISBN 13: 9780446673365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223