Today's Family Structure Extolled and Endangered

Today's Family Structure Extolled and Endangered

Author: d@w Inc. - Dr. Harriet Fraad November 3, 2025 Duration: 25:20

In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Harriet Fraad explores the repressed history of the family structure we know today. It explores the forces that laud the family unit, and those that endanger it. She highlights the failures of American society to support the family structure and children by juxtaposing them with the more successful efforts of other nations.

 

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