1st Edition
Moral Order and Social Disorder American Search for Civil Society
By Frank Hearn
Copyright 1997
222 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing upon both classical insights and more recent writings, Hearn provides a compelling account of social breakdown in the United States. The book examines the conditions most responsible for the deterioration of social institutions, notably the family, and of communitarian interdependencies, such as those that support neighborhoods. More specifically, Hearn analyzes the defining forces of... Read more
Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 BAD PARENTS, 2 BAD NEIGHBORS, 3 IN THE ABSENCE OF SOCIETY: LIBERAL INDIVIDUALISM AND ANOMIE, 4 MORAL INDIVIDUALS: IN THE PRESENCE OF SOCIETY, 5 SOCIAL CAPITAL: GIFTS AND SACREDNESS IN SOCIETY, 6 THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL BREAKDOWN: REVITALIZING CIVIL SOCIETY, REFERENCES, AUTHOR INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX
Biography
Frank Hearn
