Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Childrearing in America

Name: Child is Bother to the Man (and Woman)
Item: Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Child-Rearing in America
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by Peter N. Stearns

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An examination into the history of modern parenting

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a dramatic shift in the role of children in American society and families. No longer necessary for labor, children became economic liabilities and twentieth-century parents exhibited a new level of anxiety concerning the welfare of their children and their own ability to parent effectively. What caused this shift in the ways parenting and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814798292

ISBN13:9780814798294

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:251 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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20th Century Americas Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Historical Study & Educational Resources History Marriage & Family Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Social History Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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Child is Bother to the Man (and Woman)

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago

This is a brief and wonderful account of how American parents came to be so anxious that fretfulness often seems the predominant state in which we live. (The section called "I'm Bored" is worth the price alone.) It's also reassuring; contrary to the scare-mongering of experts and the media, the kids nowadays are all right. Everyone who has children ought to read this sensible and illuminating work; it's worth 100 times its weight in parenting advice books.

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