The de-moralization of society
Subtitle: from Victorian virtues to modern values
By: Gertrude Himmelfarb.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: A.A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Social values -- United States; Social values -- England; United States -- Moral conditions; England -- Moral conditions; United States -- Social conditions; England -- Social conditions
Other titles: Demoralization of society
Description: Gertrude Himmelfarb, like so many Americans, is appalled by crime, drug addiction, illiteracy, juvenile delinquency, illegitimacy and welfare dependency. The solution she proposes, in this follow-up to her much-praised On Looking into the Abyss, is as simple as it is radical - and has the further advantage of solid historical substantiation. We must look back on the Victorians with open minds; they must cease to irk us. And then, Himmelfarb hopes, we can begin to learn from them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-306) and index.