Philosophy, Children, and the Family

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Conceptualizing the Family

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Conceptualizing the Family: Introduction

      • Richard T. Peterson

      Pages 3-15

   3. The Family and Social Contract Theory

      • Paul C. Santilli

      Pages 17-28

   4. Authority and the Family: Some Considerations

      • Frederick R. Struckmeyer

      Pages 29-37

   5. Comment: Family Relations: Response to “Authority and the Family: Some Considerations”

      • Naomi E. S. Griffiths

      Pages 39-42

   6. The Voluntary One-Parent Family—Some Qualms

      • John Hoaglund

      Pages 43-50

   7. Comment: Response to “The Voluntary One-Parent Family—Some Qualms”

      • Barbara D. Ames

      Pages 51-55

   8. Family, Class and School: The Capitalist Evolution

      • Marvin Grandstaff

      Pages 57-66

   9. Comment: Historical Concreteness in Family/Society Studies: Response to “Family, Class and School: The Capitalist Evolution”

      • Joseph C. Flay

      Pages 67-70

3. Women and Family Life

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Women and Family Life: Introduction

      • Richard T. Peterson

      Pages 73-80

   3. Mother/Nature A Skeptical Look at the Unique Naturalness of Maternal Parenting

      • Hugh T. Wilder

      Pages 81-99

   4. Maternal Thinking

      • Sara Ruddick

      Pages 101-126

   5. Comment: Response to Wilder’s “Mother/Nature,” and Ruddick’s “Maternal Thinking”

      • Marilyn Frye

      Pages 127-130

4. Children’s Rights

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Children’s Rights: Introduction

      • Albert C. Cafagna

      Pages 133-147

   3. Ending the Double Standard: Equal Rights for Children

      • Howard Cohen

      Pages 149-158

   4. Comment: Response to “Ending the Double Standard: Equal Rights for Children”

      • Allen Verhey

      Pages 159-164

   5. Children’s Rights and Parent’s Virtues

      • William Ruddick

      Pages 165-173

The United Nations' designation of 1979 as the International Year of the Child marked the first global effort undertaken to heighten awareness of the special needs of children. Activities initiated during this special year were designed to promote purposive and collaborative actions for the benefit of children throughout the world. Michigan State University's celebration of the International Year of the Child was held from Septem­ ber 1979 through June 1980. A variety of activities focused attention on the multiplicity of factors affecting the welfare of today's children as well as the children of the future. Many people involved with the university were concerned that benefits to children continue beyond the official time allocated to the celebration. The series Child Nurturance is one response to this concern. The first five volumes of Child Nurturance reflect directly the activities held on the Michigan State University campus and consist of original contributions from guest speakers and invited contributors. Subsequent biennial volumes will present original contributions from individuals representing such fields as anthropology, biology, education, human ecology, psychology, philosophy, sociology, and medicine. We hope the material presented in these volumes will promote greater understanding of children and encourage interdisciplinary inquiry into the individual, family, societal and cultural variables which influence their welfare and development. We would . like to express both our thanks and our admiration for who not only typed the camera-ready copy for each of Margaret Burritt the volumes, but also served as general manager of the entire project.

• attention
• awareness
• development
• philosophy
• psychology

• Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

  Albert C. Cafagna, Richard T. Peterson, Craig A. Staudenbaur

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