Changing Society A Social and Spiritual

Changing Society: A Social and Spiritual Vision for the Year 2020 and Beyond addresses the five traditional social institutions (marriage and family, religion, education, politics, and economics) as well as other important social institutions (health care, race, ethnicity, and technology). The editor and contributors provide keen social insights as they consider the current dynamics as well as the historical and future issues of each of these social institutions. This book is unique in that each of the writers approaches their topic from vast professional expertise and from great spiritual awareness (that is, such things as values, essence, meaning, and purpose). With the intention of focus and clarity and by projecting into the year 2020, one can appreciate how Vision 2020 as part of the book's title captures a double entendre.

Robert L. Menz, D.Min., is the author of two other books and is adjunct faculty at Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio. He is also the employee counselor and corporate employee assistance director for Emerson Climate Technologies and director of the Shelby County Chaplaincy Board in Sydney, Ohio.

Introduction	p. vii
The Social Institutions	p. 1
Marriage and Family	p. 3
What is a Family?-A Changing Paradigm	p. 3
Evolving Statistics	p. 5
A Family Profile	p. 5
A Marriage Profile	p. 8
Divorce Statistics	p. 10
Why Are Marriages Failing?	p. 11
Future Trends-2020	p. 15
Toward Healthy Families	p. 16
The Soul of Family-A Summary	p. 18
Religion	p. 21
The Situation in North America	p. 22
Two Wings of Discipleship	p. 25
The Gathering Storm: Christian Nationalism vs. Christian Secularism	p. 27
The Roman Catholic Experience	p. 31
The Situation in Europe	p. 32
The Situation in the Global South	p. 33
Islam and Judaism	p. 34
Islam	p. 35
Judaism	p. 38
Future Trends-2020	p. 38
Education	p. 43
Historical Perspective	p. 44
Recent History of Education in the United States	p. 45
Current Issues in Education	p. 47
The No Child Left Behind Act	p. 47
Tax Vouchers	p. 50
Magnet Schools	p. 51
Charter Schools	p. 51
Technology	p. 52
Philanthropy	p. 53
Privatization	p. 54
Home Schooling	p. 56
Economics and Poverty in the Public Schools	p. 57
Ending the Dropout Crisis	p. 61
Religion and the Public Schools	p. 63
The Pledge of Allegiance	p. 63
Creationism	p. 64
Future Trends-2020	p. 67
Politics	p. 75
The Social and Spiritual Aspects of Politics	p. 75
Megatrend: The Rising Tide of Spirituality	p. 77
Megatrend: The Movement Toward Fundamentalist Politics	p. 80
The Soul of Politics	p. 81
The March to the Right	p. 84
The Call to a Dynamic Middle	p. 89
Future Trends-2020	p. 92
Economics	p. 99
Historical Perspective	p. 99
Future Concerns	p. 111
The Increasing Share of Federal Budget on Social Spending and Growth of Government	p. 111
Employment	p. 114
An Economy in Crisis	p. 116
Future Trends-2020	p. 117
The Soul of Economics-A Summary	p. 118
Other Social Institutions	p. 123
Health Care	p. 125
Historical Perspective	p. 126
Current State of Medical Care	p. 128
Problematic Issues	p. 134
Looming Health Concerns	p. 141
Influenza	p. 141
AIDS	p. 142
Obesity	p. 143
Tobacco	p. 143
Future Trends-2020	p. 145
The Soul of Health-A Summary	p. 147
Race and Ethnicity	p. 153
Historical Perspective	p. 154
Jim Crow's Legacy	p. 155
Ending Jim Crow Segregation	p. 155
Current State of Race and Ethnicity	p. 155
Dismantling Affirmative Action	p. 156
Increases in Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States	p. 160
Are Attitudes Toward Race/Ethnicity Changing?	p. 161
Transforming Biased Attitudes Into Action	p. 162
Profiling the Justice System	p. 164
Future Trends-2020	p. 166
Technology	p. 171
Technology Defined	p. 171
Historical Perspective	p. 172
Current State of Technology	p. 174
Technology Trends	p. 178
Globalization	p. 179
Social Implications of Technology Development	p. 180
Spiritual Implications	p. 183
The Impact of Technology: Technology Issues	p. 188
Future Trends-2020	p. 189
Index	p. 197
About the Editor and Authors	p. 207
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