The End of American Childhood: A History of Parenting from Life on the Frontier to the Managed Child

by Paula S. Fass

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How American childhood and parenting have changed from the nation's founding to the present

The End of American Childhood takes a sweeping look at the history of American childhood and parenting, from the nation's founding to the present day. Renowned historian Paula Fass shows how, since the beginning of the American republic, independence, self-definition, and individual success have informed Americans' attitudes toward children...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691162573

ISBN13:9780691162577

Release Date:May 2016

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.4"

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History Parenting & Relationships Social Science Social Sciences

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