The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators: American Society at the End of the Twentieth Century

The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators brings hard, empirical evidence and analysis to the moral, social, and behavioral condition of American society from 1960 to the present. It's a vivid portrait in numbers and words of who we are as a nation on the brink of a new century.First published in 1994 and now completely updated and considerably expanded, it draws from a wide array of government sources and academic studies to offer comprehensive chapters on crime, the family, youth pathologies and behavior, education, popular culture, and religion, as well as new chapters on civic participation, international comparisons, and decade-by-decade comparisons. Each topic includes statistical breakdowns, tables and graphs, rankings of states, and a Factual Overview interpreting the data.Bill Bennett's provocative introduction provides the context and perspective for the data he's collected, offering an assessment of the problems besetting American society today. He pulls no punches in identifying what's wrong and laying out the challenges we face. No one who cares about American society can afford to be without this essential volume -- a statistical snapshot, and invaluable sourcebook, and a call to action.