The Children of the Dream

From Simon & Schuster, The Children of the Dream is Bruno Bettelheim, author of The Empty Fortress and Love is Not Enough, next great work.

Bruno Bettelheim, author of The Empty Fortress and Love is Not Enough, explores the communal child-rearing and American education in his latest work, The Children of the Dream.

Dr. Bettelheim writes a popular monthly column, "Dialogues with Mothers," in The Ladies' Home Journal, and has co-produced an award-winning motion picture, The Kibbutz. He is the Director of the Orthogenic School at the University of Chicago, where he is Rowley Professor of Education and a professor in the departments of psychology and psychiatry

Acknowledgments	p. xi
An Experiment in Nature	p. 1
Reasons for the Study	p. 4
The Sample	p. 8
Ethos for a Nation	p. 13
An Afterthought	p. 17
Kibbutz Origins	p. 20
The Women	p. 28
Pragmatism	p. 37
Implications	p. 42
Larger Relevance	p. 52
Infancy and Early Childhood	p. 65
Basic Security	p. 66
Early Weaning	p. 72
The True Provider	p. 78
Crib Mates	p. 85
Desertions	p. 92
The Impermanent Adult	p. 100
Bedtime	p. 109
Emotional Input	p. 117
Attuning to Others	p. 120
A Collective Superego	p. 125
Children's Hours	p. 131
Intimacy	p. 141
The Latency Age	p. 145
Bedwetting	p. 146
The Casual Meal	p. 150
Living Quarters	p. 154
A Freedom to Roam	p. 159
Oedipal Relations	p. 165
Empathy and the Introject	p. 169
Retreat from Power	p. 175
King Solomon's Judgment	p. 178
Emotional Disturbance	p. 187
Multiple Mothering	p. 192
The Labors of Love	p. 199
Adolescence	p. 203
"They're All So Great ..."	p. 204
Where the Group Wind Blows	p. 211
The Freedom to Choose	p. 216
Careers and the Future	p. 223
Group Values	p. 231
Sex	p. 235
The Hedgehog's Dilemma	p. 246
Private Property, Private Emotions	p. 256
A Private Piece of Ground	p. 265
Those Who Leave	p. 269
Results of Kibbutz Education	p. 275
A New Kind of Jew	p. 276
World of Kibbutzim?	p. 282
The Middle Reaches	p. 289
A Fine Way for Some	p. 296
Their Mold and Ours	p. 301
Trust Versus Mistrust	p. 303
Autonomy, Shame, and Doubt	p. 307
Initiative Versus Guilt	p. 309
Industry Versus Inferiority	p. 313
Integrity Versus Despair	p. 317
Appendices	p. 321
Choosing a Field	p. 321
The Data	p. 323
Kibbutz Settlements	p. 331
Atid	p. 332
The Children's House	p. 335
Bibliography	p. 339
Index	p. 347
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