The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia

✍ Scribed by Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong (eds.)

• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 2111
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 to reflect changing mores, changing living standards and lifestyles, and increased levels of social heterogeneity.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Volume 1......Page 2
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Articles......Page 8
Reader's Guide......Page 16
About the Editors......Page 23
List of Contributors......Page 24
Introduction......Page 32
Chronology......Page 38
A Chapter......Page 50
B Chapter......Page 144
C Chapter......Page 206
D Chapter......Page 364
E Chapter......Page 446
Volume 2......Page 512
F Chapter......Page 513
G Chapter......Page 647
H Chapter......Page 705
I Chapter......Page 757
J Chapter......Page 827
K Chapter......Page 835
L Chapter......Page 845
M Chapter......Page 877
N Chapter......Page 979
Volume 3......Page 1017
O Chapter......Page 1018
P Chapter......Page 1038
Q Chapter......Page 1146
R Chapter......Page 1150
S Chapter......Page 1202
T Chapter......Page 1368
U Chapter......Page 1450
V Chapter......Page 1462
W Chapter......Page 1476
Y Chapter......Page 1524
Volume 4......Page 1532
Volume 4 Contents......Page 1533
Primary Documents......Page 1536
Glossary......Page 1968
Resource Guide......Page 1978
Appendix......Page 1984
Index......Page 2020
Photo Credits......Page 2111