American families : a research guide and historical handbook

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American families : a research guide and historical handbook

edited by Joseph M. Hawes and Elizabeth I. Nybakken

Greenwood Press, 1991

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-393) and index

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内容説明

This work serves as an introductory reference guide to the growing body of literature on the history of the American family. Recognizing the family unit as the institution most central to any society, the volume covers a broad range of theoretical approaches which concentrate on relationships within the family and between the family and the wider community. Essays by specialists in the field of family studies profile the family both as a unit and as a group of individuals. Methods used to examine family dynamics are described, and trends, such as the increased individuation and changing economic priorities within the family, emerge from the data presented. The contributors approach the subject from both historical and comparative perspectives. The family is first studied chronologically from colonial times to the present. Attention then turns to sociological and ethnic groups such as the immigrant working class and African American families. Introductory pieces synthesize the findings found in the essays and describe the resulting patterns. The reference work, presented in this format, makes a large body of scholarly literature on the family easily accessible to both specialists and nonspecialists in the field.

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Introduction: The Study of the American Family by Joseph M. Hawes and Elizabeth I. Nybakken Changing Approaches to the Study of American Family Life by Maris A. Vinovskis and Laura McCall Periods in the Study of the Family The Preindustrial Family (1600-1815) by Ross W. Beales, Jr. The New Model Middle Class Family (1815-1930) by Marilyn Dell Brady Families Face the Great Depression (1930-1940) by Winifred Wandersee Families, World War II and the Baby Boom (1940-1955) by Judith Sealander New Rules: Post War Families (1955-Present) by Steven Mintz Topics in the History of the American Family Women and the American Family by Margaret M. Caffrey African American Families by Karen Anderson Native American Families by Nancy Shoemaker Immigrant Working-Class Families by Selma Berrol Selected Bibliography Index

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