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Tables of Contents for The Sibling Society
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
vii
Part One: Jack, the Beanstalk, and the Half-Adult
3
64
1 The Woodstock Moment
3
5
2 Jack, the Beanstalk, and the Giant with a Large Appetite
8
36
First Interruption: What Is the Giant?
16
15
Second Interruption: Where Have All the Parents Gone?
31
13
3 Swimming Among the Half-Adults
44
23
Part Two: Inside Families
67
80
4 The Adventures of Ganesha: A Hindu Story
67
22
5 The Wild Girl and Her Sister: A Norwegian Story
89
13
6 What Do Daughters Stand to Lose or Gain in a Sibling Society?
102
14
7 What Do Sons Stand to Lose or Gain in a Sibling Society?
116
15
8 Disdain and Contempt for Children in the Sibling Society
131
16
Part Three: Outside the Family
147
38
9 Benjamin Franklin's Pig: Economics and Our Heaviness of Heart
147
12
10 Teaching Our Children That Nothing Works
159
6
11 Looking at Women's and Men's Movements from Inside the Sibling House
165
20
Part Four: Culture
185
44
12 Exultation in the Midst of Flatness
185
9
13 The Difficulty of Understanding Mythology in the Sibling Culture
194
14
14 What Is Vertical Thought?
208
11
15 The Snake That Wants to Eat All Its Brides: A Swedish Story
219
10
Epilogue
229
12
Notes
241
42
Bibliography
283
14
Acknowledgments
297
2
Copyright Acknowledgments
299
4
Index
303