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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... percent reported using contraception, with the most popular methods being condoms (54 percent), contraceptive douche (47 percent), withdrawal (45 percent), and rhythm (24 percent). 1978: The Indian ChildWelfare Act of 1978 prohibits the ...
... percent of families so headed in 1960. 2000: Foreignborn adopted children become American citizensas soon as ... percent of American children live with two parents, 23 percent with their mother only, 5 percentwiththeir father only, and4 ...
... percent ofwomen ages 15 to44years report being married whentheir first child was born, 21.9 percent were cohabiting, and 23.6percent were neither married or cohabiting; byway ofcomparison, in 2002,62.3 percent reported beingmarried when ...
... percent ofwomen ages30to34, 37 percent of women ages 35to39, and 51 percent of women ages40to 44 reporting using female sterilization as their method of contraception. 2007: According to a survey conducted by thePew Research Center, 70 ...
... percent ofadult unauthorized immigrants to the United States are parents of minor children, compared to 29 percent of U.S. natives and 38 percent of authorized immigrants. 2010:A study published inthescholarly journal Demography ...
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