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- catalog abstract ""Doing Right by Children examines our changing views on the obligations of parenthood and considers a number of questions. What characteristics are desirable in a parent? What family structure best serves the interests of children? Is childhood innocence worth preserving? What should our goals be in raising children? When is someone morally justified in bringing a child into existence? The answers to these questions will be of interest not just to parents, but to anyone who laments the decline of childhood in America."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12239188.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Doing Right by Children examines our changing views on the obligations of parenthood and considers a number of questions. What characteristics are desirable in a parent? What family structure best serves the interests of children? Is childhood innocence worth preserving? What should our goals be in raising children? When is someone morally justified in bringing a child into existence? The answers to these questions will be of interest not just to parents, but to anyone who laments the decline of childhood in America."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-420) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Childhood: The Evolution of a Concept. Ch. 1. The Uses of Children. Ch. 2. Child Stars. Ch. 3. What Price Childhood? Ch. 4. The Invention of Childhood. Ch. 5. Childhood's End? Ch. 6. The Resurrection of Childhood? -- pt. 2. The Obligations of Parenthood. Ch. 7. Models of Parenting. Ch. 8. Choosing a Model of Parenting. Ch. 9. The Goals of the Steward-Parent. Ch. 10. Reinventing the Family. Ch. 11. Having Children.".
- catalog extent "ix, 435 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Doing right by children.".
- catalog identifier "1557787980".
- catalog isFormatOf "Doing right by children.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon House,".
- catalog relation "Doing right by children.".
- catalog subject "649/.1 21".
- catalog subject "Children Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "HQ755.8 .I78 2001".
- catalog subject "Parenting.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Childhood: The Evolution of a Concept. Ch. 1. The Uses of Children. Ch. 2. Child Stars. Ch. 3. What Price Childhood? Ch. 4. The Invention of Childhood. Ch. 5. Childhood's End? Ch. 6. The Resurrection of Childhood? -- pt. 2. The Obligations of Parenthood. Ch. 7. Models of Parenting. Ch. 8. Choosing a Model of Parenting. Ch. 9. The Goals of the Steward-Parent. Ch. 10. Reinventing the Family. Ch. 11. Having Children.".
- catalog title "Doing right by children : reflections on the nature of childhood and the obligations of parenthood / by William B. Irvine.".
- catalog type "text".