The Fragmenting Family
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Health & Well Being, Psychology
| Author: | Brenda Almond | ISBN: | 9780191647871 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | August 28, 2008 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brenda Almond |
| ISBN: | 9780191647871 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | August 28, 2008 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to liberal consensus about personal relationships. She maintains that the traditional family is fragmenting in Western societies, and that this fragmentation is a cause of serious social problems. She urges that we reconsider our attitudes to sex and reproduction in order to strengthen our most important social institution, the family, which is the key to ensuring healthy relationships between parents and children and a secure upbringing for the citizens of the future. Anyone who is concerned about how the framework of society is changing, anyone who has to face difficult personal decisions about parenthood or family relationships, will find this book compelling. It may disturb deep convictions, or offer an unwelcome message; but it is compassionate as well as controversial.
Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to liberal consensus about personal relationships. She maintains that the traditional family is fragmenting in Western societies, and that this fragmentation is a cause of serious social problems. She urges that we reconsider our attitudes to sex and reproduction in order to strengthen our most important social institution, the family, which is the key to ensuring healthy relationships between parents and children and a secure upbringing for the citizens of the future. Anyone who is concerned about how the framework of society is changing, anyone who has to face difficult personal decisions about parenthood or family relationships, will find this book compelling. It may disturb deep convictions, or offer an unwelcome message; but it is compassionate as well as controversial.
