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Paperback. Condition: Gut. XIV, 216 p. Minimal edge wear, otherwise a good and clean copy without markings. - Contents 1. Introduction Henry J. Aaron, Thomas E. Mann, and Timothy Taylor The Affluence Effect 5 Culture, Incentives, and the Underclass 6 Families, Values, and Family Values 7 Multiculturalism 8 Public Spirit and Private Interest 9 Crime and the Community 9 Values and Preferences, Norms, and Habituation 10 Defining the Problem and Fixing It 11 Final Thoughts 14 2. How Changes in the Economy Are Reshaping American Values Daniel Yankelovich Overview 17 Truth and Relevance 24 Major Changes in Values Conclusion XII 3. Culture, Incentives, and the Underclass James Q. Wilson What Incentives Cannot Explain 57 Familial Habituation 62 What Is Culture? 63 Changing Culture 65 Implications 71 4. The Family Condition of America: Cultural Change and Public Policy David Popeno? Biosocial Bases of the Family 82 Cultural Change: Collectivism to Individualism 83 Advanced Societies Today: Cultural Trade-Offs 87 The Problem of America: Overindividualism 89 Restoring Civil Society in America 91 Nuclear Families: The Vital Factor 95 Rebuilding the Nest 101 The New Familism: A Hopeful Trend 105 5. Multiculturalism and Public Policy Nathan Glazer The Central Challenge of Multiculturalism: Identity and Effectiveness 115 A New Word for an Old Problem 122 The New York Story 130 Can Truth Alone Guide Us? 133 Where Is Multiculturalism Headed? 6. Public Spirit in Political Systems Jane Mansbridge Solving Problems through Public Spirit 147 Private Spirit Can Lead to Political Breakdown 149 The Role of Public Spirit 150 Creating Public Spirit in Political Systems 153 Public Spirit in the United States: A Decline? 160 Conclusion 164 7. Gang Behavior, Law Enforcement, and Community Values George Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen The Protagonists: Gangs, Community, Government A Model of Gang Behavior 183 Community Norms and Crime Fighting Strategies 1 Long-Run Consequences of Changing Norms 191 Control over Territory 194 Conclusion 195 Appendix 196 Short-Run Equilibrium 199 Long-Run Equilibrium and Extensions of the Model. ISBN 9780815700555 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1042.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. Are American values declining as so many suggest? And are those values at the root of many social problems today? Shaped by experience and public policies, people's values and social norms do change. What role can or should a democratic government play in shaping values? And how do these values conditon the efficacy of public policy? In this book, six distinguished social scientists identify trends in America's values and their consequences, and consider public policy tools with which some of those values might be changed. Daniel Yankelovich begins with a discussion of how American values have shifted in the last half-century, and argues that affluence is the driving force behind these changes in values. James Q. Wilson argues that destructive habits which can lead to social pathologies, like crime and drug use, are set early in life; he examines how public policy might intervene when children are young to promote better values. David Popenoe maintains that America has veered too far towards industrialist values, and explores the resulting decline of families and many attendant social ills. Nathan Glazer describes the history and present status of the dispute over multicultural education. Jane Mansbridge examines the process of building cooperation, consensus, and public spirit. And George Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen discuss the problem of gang criminality. Inthe past, social scientists have often sidestepped questions about values as undefinable, unquantifiable, and somehow unscientific. The essays in this volume address these questions at last. Henry J. Aaron, director of the Economic Studies program at Brookings, is the authorof numerous books, including most recently Serious and Unstable Condition: Financing America's Health Care (1991), and coeditor of Setting Domestic Priorities (1992). Thomas E. Mann is director of the Brookings Governmental Studies program, coeditor of Media Polls in American Politics (1992), and coauthor of the Renewing Congress series (1993). Timothy Taylor is managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives at Stanford University. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. Are American values declining as so many suggest? And are those values at the root of many social problems today? Shaped by experience and public policies, people's values and social norms do change. What role can or should a democratic government play in shaping values? And how do these values conditon the efficacy of public policy? In this book, six distinguished social scientists identify trends in America's values and their consequences, and consider public policy tools with which some of those values might be changed. Daniel Yankelovich begins with a discussion of how American values have shifted in the last half-century, and argues that affluence is the driving force behind these changes in values. James Q. Wilson argues that destructive habits which can lead to social pathologies, like crime and drug use, are set early in life; he examines how public policy might intervene when children are young to promote better values. David Popenoe maintains that America has veered too far towards industrialist values, and explores the resulting decline of families and many attendant social ills. Nathan Glazer describes the history and present status of the dispute over multicultural education. Jane Mansbridge examines the process of building cooperation, consensus, and public spirit. And George Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen discuss the problem of gang criminality. Inthe past, social scientists have often sidestepped questions about values as undefinable, unquantifiable, and somehow unscientific. The essays in this volume address these questions at last. Henry J. Aaron, director of the Economic Studies program at Brookings, is the authorof numerous books, including most recently Serious and Unstable Condition: Financing America's Health Care (1991), and coeditor of Setting Domestic Priorities (1992). Thomas E. Mann is director of the Brookings Governmental Studies program, coeditor of Media Polls in American Politics (1992), and coauthor of the Renewing Congress series (1993). Timothy Taylor is managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives at Stanford University. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.