Taking Parenting Public: The Case for a New Social Movement

Chapter 1 Foreword: The Challenge Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 The Cultural Marketplace Chapter 4 On Rekindling a Spirit of "Home Training": A Mother's Notes from the Front Chapter 5 Empty Parenthood: The Loss of Parental Authority in the Postmodern Family Chapter 6 From Father Knows Best to The Simpsons-On TV, Parenting Has Lost Its Halo Part 7 The Economic Marketplace Chapter 8 The Economic Status of Parents in Postwar America Chapter 9 Time Crunch Among American Parents Chapter 10 Low-Income Parents and the Time Famine Part 11 The Political Marketplace Chapter 12 Political Trends Among American Parents: The 1950s to 1996 Chapter 13 Taxes and the Family: A Conservative Perspective Chapter 14 Observations on Some Proposals to Help Parents: A Progressive Perspective Chapter 15 Back to the Future: A GI Bill for the 21st Century Part 16 Building Public Will and Political Power to Help Parents Chapter 17 The Paths from Here Chapter 18 What It Will Take to Build a Family-Friendly America Chapter 19 The Emerging Fatherhood Movement: Making Room for Daddy Chapter 20 The Parent Vote Chapter 21 Fixing Social Insecurity: A Proposal to Finance Parenthood Part 22 Conclusion: Taking Parenting Public