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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... family members spend together, with work, school, and even electronic gadgets separating family members from each other. Colonial Americans mightbe surprised to find many household chores (e.g., cooking, cleaning, making household ...
An Encyclopedia Marilyn J. Coleman, Lawrence H. Ganong. family unitsand draw conclusions about all families. Often people think that the waytheir familiesthought andfelt and the ways their family members interacted witheachother andwith ...
... family through a dissimilar lens than family members do. Family members obviously have accesstoalot more family information than outsiders do,but sometimes outsiders notice things that members ofthe family cannotbecause they arenot members ...
... family members; (4) make sense ofdivergent views between themselves and familymembers; (5) include external influences on familyphenomena; (6) recognizethe diversity of familyexperiences dueto race,ethnicity, social class,and other ...
... family members Driver resources and safety The reality today is thatfew adult children are emotionallyor financially prepared to carefor an older member of their family. Throughthe benefits ofAARP membership, the senior family memberis ...
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