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Good Society

Name: Good Society
Author: Robert Bellah
ISBN: 9780679733591

by Robert Bellah, Richard Madsen, Steve Tipton, William Sullivan, Ann Swidler

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THE GOOD SOCIETY examines how many of our institutions- from the family to the government itself- fell from grace, and offers concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

At a time when many of our institutions--from the family to government itself--are in disrepair or disrepute, the authors of the bestselling Habits of the Heart examine how those institutions fell from grace and offer concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

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THE GOOD SOCIETY examines how many of our institutions- from the family to the government itself- fell from grace, and offers concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

Publishers Weekly

Massive citizen participation in the institutions of the economy and government is crucial to solving our nation's problems, according to the authors of this challenging but unspecific work. (Sept.)

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Massive citizen participation in the institutions of the economy and government is crucial to solving our nation's problems, according to the authors of this challenging but unspecific work. (Sept.)

Library Journal

The reception accorded the authors' Habits of the Heart ( LJ 3/1/85) should assure a cordial welcome for this follow-up volume. In it, the authors observe that people are losing trust in their institutions--governmental, religious, business, educational, etc.--and maintain that a more active participation by an enlightened citizenry in institutional affairs is essential for the well-being not only of America but of the world. They claim that large-scale institutions are amenable to citizen action and the influence of global opinion. The book is packed with vigorous thinking, and its value as a harsh stimulant cannot be denied. The one defect is that it is perhaps better fitted to arouse people on the need for asserting themselves than to assist them in the task of doing so. For readers who are seriously interested in societal problems.-- A.J. Anderson, Graduate Sch. of Lib. & Information Science, Simmons Coll., Boston