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Good Society

by Robert Bellah and Richard Madsen and Steve Tipton

ISBN13: 9780679733591
ISBN10: 0679733590

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THE GOOD SOCIETY examines how many of our institutions- from the family to the government itself- fell from grace, and offers concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

Description

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-331) and index.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: We Live Through Institutions

Chapter 1: Making Sense of It

Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the American Century

Chapter 3: The Political Economy: Marker and Work

Chapter 4: Government, Law, and Politics

Chapter 5: Education: Technical and Moral

Chapter 6: The Public Church

Chapter 7: America in the World

Conclusion: Democracy Means Paying Attention

Appendix: Institutions in Sociology and Public Philosophy

Notes

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780679733591
Binding:: Trade Paperback
Publication date:: 08/18/1992
Publisher:: Vintage
Language:: English
Pages:: 368
Height:: .85IN
Width:: 5.23IN
Thickness:: .75
LCCN:: 92050103
Number of Units:: 1
Series Volume:: 169
UPC Code:: 2800679733593
Author:: Robert N Bellah
Author:: Richard Madsen
Author:: Robert N. Bellah
Contributor:: William M. Sullivan
Contributor:: William M. Sullivan
Author:: Robert Bellah
Author:: Steve Tipton
Subject:: Social conditions
Subject:: Sociology
Subject:: US History - 20th Century
Subject:: United states
Subject:: Sociology, anthropology and archaeology
Subject:: United States Social conditions 1980-
Subject:: United States Civilization 1970-