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Family life has changed rapidly over the past 60 years. David Goodhart asks whether this transformation has been an unalloyed good. Increased opportunities for women, greater freedom and autonomy, and a more equal domestic sphere have brought considerable benefits. However, argues Goodhart, there have been losses as well as gains: liberal trends have produced negative consequences in family breakdown, children's mental health, and the undervaluing of care. Falling birthrates also present major demographic and social challenges. The costs fall disproportionately on the working poor and left-behind 'somewheres', and, for many, are starting to outweigh the benefits. We need a new policy settlement that supports gender equality while also recognising the importance of stable families and community life. No-one interested in the biggest social and political challenges facing us can afford to miss this game-changing contribution from one of our most incisive and iconoclastic commentators.

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' 'Nobody is addressing our social ills from cradle to grave with the clarity and comprehensiveness of David Goodhart. Drawing together the best thinking and research and adding his own original take, he has produced a masterly overview which must be read and acted upon' - Paul Morland ' - '' - '' - '' - '' - '' -

'Nobody is addressing our social ills from cradle to grave with the clarity and comprehensiveness of David Goodhart. Drawing together the best thinking and research and adding his own original take, he has produced a masterly overview which must be read and acted upon' - Paul Morland

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David Goodhart is Head of Demography at the think tank Policy Exchange. He is a former Director of Demos, and former Editor of Prospect magazine, which he founded in 1995. David is a prominent figure in public debate in the UK, a well-known broadcaster, author, commentator and journalist, and a commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The Care Dilemma is the third in a trilogy of books examining where contemporary Western societies are out of kilter – following the Sunday Times-bestselling The Road to Somewhere and Head Hand Heart.

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