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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480671203321

Titolo

The golden chain [[electronic resource] ] : family, civil society and the state / / edited by Jurgen Nautz, Paul Ginsborg, Ton Nijhuis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013

ISBN

0-85745-471-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Studies on Civil Society

Altri autori (Persone)

NautzJürgen P. <1954->

GinsborgPaul

NijhuisTon

Disciplina

646.78

Soggetti

Families

Civil society

State, The

Social institutions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Introduction and overview -- pt. II. Feminist historical views -- pt. III. Family and society in South and Western Europe : case studies -- pt. IV. State and changing families in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Sommario/riassunto

The family can be viewed as one of the links in a "golden chain" connecting individuals, the private sphere, civil society, and the democratic state; as potentially an important source of energy for social activity; and as the primary institution that socializes and diffuses the values and norms that are of fundamental importance for civil society. Yet much of the literature on civil society pays very little attention to the complex relations between civil society and the family. These two spheres constitute a central element in democratic development and culture and form a counterweight to s