{"product_id":"good-society-isbn-9780679733591","title":"Good Society","description":"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.\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: We Live Through Institutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Making Sense of It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the American Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Political Economy: Marker and Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Government, Law, and Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Education: Technical and Moral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Public Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: America in the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Democracy Means Paying Attention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix:  Institutions in Sociology and Public Philosophy\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\"THE GOOD SOCIETY is not only thought-provoking but also deeply moving....This book should be widely read, discussed, and argued about in public. It is the beginning of a conversation that must continue and expand.\"--Utne Reader\u003cb\u003eRobert N. Bellah\u003c\/b\u003e was Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include \u003ci\u003eHabits of the Heart, Religion in Human Evolution,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Society\u003c\/i\u003e. IHe received the US National Humanities Medal in 2000 by President Clinton. He died in 2013, at the age of 86.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Madsen\u003c\/b\u003e received his MA and PhD in sociology from Harvard University. He was co-director of a Ford Foundation project to advance the cause of academic sociology in China and has written twelve books on Chinese and American culture and relations. He is a distinguished professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven M. Tipton \u003c\/b\u003ereceived his BA from Stanford University and his PhD from Harvard. He is a senior fellow at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion and was the director of Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion from 1998 to 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e holds a BA from Harvard College and a doctorate from the Centre of Amerindian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of St. Andrews. He lives in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Swidler\u003c\/b\u003e received her BA from Harvard in 1966 and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975. She was a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1982 and in 2013 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is most famous for her work in cultural sociology and for her much-cited article \"Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies.\"","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301603299557,"sku":"NP9780679733591","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679733591.jpg?v=1767728371","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/good-society-isbn-9780679733591","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}