The parent as citizen : a democratic dilemma /
When leaders and citizens in the United States articulate their core political beliefs, they often do so in terms of parenthood and family. But while the motives might be admirable, the results of such thinking are often corrosive to our democratic goals. In The Parent as Citizen, Brian Duff reveals...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | When leaders and citizens in the United States articulate their core political beliefs, they often do so in terms of parenthood and family. But while the motives might be admirable, the results of such thinking are often corrosive to our democratic goals. In The Parent as Citizen, Brian Duff reveals how efforts to make the experience of parenthood inform citizenship contribute to the most persistent problems in modern democracy and democratic theory. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816675074 0816675074 9781452947280 1452947287 |