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BL
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704211
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b526400
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| Title & Author
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The family /\ Aurina Ojeda, book editor.
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| Publication Statement
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San Diego, CA :: Greenhaven Press,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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Opposing viepoints series
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| Page. NO
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224 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0737712279 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0737712287 (lib. : alk. paper)
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: 9780737712278 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780737712285 (lib. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Traditional families are declining / Barbara LeBey -- The decline of traditional families may be over / David Blankenhorn -- Divorce harms children / Maggie Gallagher -- Divorce need not harm children / Suzanne Moore -- Working mothers are harming the family / Richard Lowry -- Working mothers are benefiting the family / Reed Kariam -- Marriage leads to healthier families / Linda J. Waite -- Marriage is not necessary for healthy families / Dorian Solot -- Fathers are essential to healthy families / Alan W. Dowd -- Fathers are not essential to healthy families / Louise B. Silverstein and Carl F. Auerbach -- Traditional husband and wife roles help maintain healthy families / Steven E. Rhoads -- Traditional husband and wife roles must change / Steven L. Nock -- Adoption should be encouraged / Elizabeth Bartholet -- Adoption should be abolished / Evelyn Burns Robinson -- Gays and lesbians should have the right to adopt / Albert R. Hunt -- Gays and lesbians should not have the right to adopt / Paul Cameron -- Improved day care would benefit the family / Mona Harrington -- Day care should be discouraged / Karl Zinsmeister -- Family courts harm fathers and families / Stephen Baskerville -- Family courts serve fathers and mothers fairly / Tim Tippins -- Covenant marriage would benefit the family / John Crouch -- Convenant marriage would not benefit the family / Ashton Applewhite -- Legalizing same-sex marriage would strengthen marriage / Andrew Sullivan -- Legalizing same-sex marriage would harm marriage / David Frum.
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| Abstract
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Authors examine the state of the family, discussing marriage and divorce, alternative families, adoption, and family policies.
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| Subject
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Adoption-- United States.
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Families-- United States.
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| Subject
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Family services-- United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.85/0973
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| LC Classification
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HQ536.F33814 2003
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| Added Entry
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Ojeda, Auriana,1977-
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