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Transcending the widespread concerns about deteriorating moral values in American society, this collection focuses on the common values of American society. Through the perspectives of philosophers, historians, political scientists, theologians, anthropologists, economists, and scientists, this book examines American social values and discusses how they are applied in current areas of public interest. American democratic ideals are not simply rooted in the conventional structural and institutional elements of a democracy, such as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. American democracy, in fact, could not survive without a strong basis of social values that support community, tolerance, and cooperation. Since social values form the common bonds of society, and may not be supported by individual members, they are determined through a complex cultural, legal, and political process, as one of the contributors points out. The contributors to this book were assembled from a variety of disciplines and professions to examine social values and analyze their application in specific areas of current controversy. Through the perspectives of philosophy, anthropology, history, economics, political science, biomedical ethics, and religion, these discussions cover not only disciplinary perspectives but cover topics such as the environment, intergenerational interaction, social welfare policies, gender, and genetic engineering.

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Author:   Milton M. Carrow ,  Robert Paul Churchill ,  Joseph J. Cordes ,  Joseph J. Cordes (Professor of Economics, Graduate Program in Public Policy, George Washington University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.501kg
ISBN:  

9780275959852

ISBN 10:   0275959856
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   18 June 1998
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Milton M. Carrow, Robert Paul Churchill, and Joseph J. Cordes A Framework for Democracy: Social Values and Public Policy by Milton M. Carrow The Origin of Social Values by Jennifer Trusted The Wellsprings of Social Values by James A. Peacock American Democratic Institutions and Social Values by Timothy Brennan Social Values and Public Policy: A Contribution from a Religious Tradition by J. Bryan Hehir In Search of Identity: Economics and Values by Arjo Klamer Policy Analysis and Social Values by Mark Sagoff The Ethics of Cost-Benefit Analysis: Incommensurable, Incompatible, and Incomparable Values by Douglas MacLean Intergenerational Interaction on Resource Allocation by Gene D. Cohen Social Welfare Policies and Values by Edward D. Berkowitz Women, Gender, Values, and Public Policy by Cynthia Harrison Democratic Rhetoric and Genetic Engineering: Who Owns the Human Gene Pool? by Eric T. Juengst Democracy, Social Values, and Public Policy: Concluding Commentary by Kenneth F. Schaffner For Further Reading Index

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MILTON M. CARROW is Research Professor of Public Policy in the Graduate Program in Public Policy at The George Washington University. ROBERT PAUL CHURCHILL is Professor of Philosophy at The George Washington University. JOSEPH J. CORDES is Professor of Economics in the Graduate Program in Public Policy at The George Washington University.

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