Includes bibliographical references and index.

Between neoliberalism and the new social conservatism -- The moral crisis of inflation : neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and the demise of the family wage -- The ethic of family responsibility : reinventing the poor laws -- The return of inherited wealth : asset inflation and the economic family -- The price of promiscuity : the Chicago School confronts aids -- In loco parentis : human capital, student debt, and the logic of family investment -- Theology of the social : the rise of faith-based welfare -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.