The Value of Family: A Blueprint for the 21st Century

By Ruth Westheimer and Ben Yagoda

Book Overview

Along with moving personal reflections, Dr. Ruth Westheimer presents passionate, groundbreaking ideas for helping the American family survive. In her own inimitable style, Dr. Westheimer shows that families are under siege, explains why the definition of family is at a historical turning point, and, together with coauthor Ben Yagoda, offers insightful and hopeful ideas for the future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446518751
• ISBN13: 9780446518758
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating insight into the meaning and purpose of family

Dr. Ruth has written a wonderful book about the American family. As she herself states, the very definition of family is a difficult one -- but she wonderfully elucidates the stresses, strains and successes of the modern american family. One can almost hear the little "tee-hee" in her voice as she uses her own life story to buttress her position that government, business and the family members themselves need to put family first -- for to do so enhances each of the aforementioned areas. I especially enjoyed her excursions into Judaism and Jewish values, which offer the world a sorely needed moral foundation by which to live. I only wished that her recommendations for further reading (and net-surfing) had been placed at the end of each chapter. I found their placement in the middle of chapters rather jarring. All in all, I think that this is a marvelous book for parents to read. Share it with someone you love. Jordan Parr