Fatherless America by David Blankenhorn

Fatherless America by David Blankenhorn

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A study of the changing roles of men in family life examines the shift away from the ideal of fatherhood, discussing social ailments in terms of the lack of male family involvement.

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Fatherless America by David Blankenhorn

A study of the changing roles of men in family life examines the shift away from the ideal of fatherhood, discussing social ailments in terms of the lack of male family involvement.

David Blankenhorn is founder and president of the Institute for American Values, a nonpartisan organization devoted to strengthening families and civil society in the U.S. and the world. For the past three years, he has led an initiative at the institute to study thrift. A 1998 profile in the New York Times described Blankenhorn as a consensus builder for a moral base in society. He lives in New York City with his wife, Raina, their son, Raymond, and their two daughters, Sophia and Alexandra.

Sorcha Brophy-Warren is a doctoral student in sociology at Yale University. Previously she was an affiliate scholar at the Institute for American Values, where she researched thrift and wrote a literature review of business ethics curricula.

Barbara Dafoe Whitehead is codirector of Rutger s University s National Marriage Project and an award-winning journalist. Her books include Why There Are No Good Men Left: The Romantic Plight of the New Single Woman and The Divorce Culture.

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ISBN 13 9780060926830
ISBN 10 006092683X
Title Fatherless America
Author David Blankenhorn
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Year published 1996-05-01
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.