The Social History of the American Family: An EncyclopediaMarilyn J. Coleman, Lawrence H. Ganong The American family has come a long way from the days of the idealized family portrayed in iconic television shows of the 1950s and 1960s. The four volumes of The Social History of the American Family explore the vital role of the family as the fundamental social unit across the span of American history. Experiences of family life shape so much of an individual’s development and identity, yet the patterns of family structure, family life, and family transition vary across time, space, and socioeconomic contexts. Both the definition of who or what counts as family and representations of the "ideal" family have changed over time. Features:
The Social History of the American Family is an ideal reference for students and researchers who want to explore political and social debates about the importance of the family and its evolving constructions.
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... adoptive parents explain adoption to their children. 1939:E. Franklin Frazier, anAfrican American sociologist ... families (e.g., poverty, absent fatherhood). 1942: The federal government establishes the Lanham Day Care Centers in42 ...
... adoptive children with families similarin religion, race, and so forth, to their birth parents) dominates adoption practice. 1960: Two new methods of birth control, the IUD (intrauterine device) and the birth control pill, are ...
... Adoptions beginsan outreach program toencourage single parents to adopt children; the initial focusis finding African American adoptive parents for African American children,and over the nexttwo years,40 children are placed with single ...
... adoptive and foster parents based on race, national origin, or skin color, a change in policy from the previous norm of trying to match a child with an adoptive family based on those factors. 1995: According to the Centers for ...
... adoptive parents and to parenting for birthparents, partially dueto changing social norms and recentU.S. legislation promoting adoption. However, adoption rateshave declined since the 1970s.As of the early 21st century, around 127,000 ...
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