The internal dynamics of families have altered dramatically as the family has gradually shifted from a unit of economic production to a collection of individuals in pursuit of different goals. Taking examples from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, this eclectic reader illuminates changes in the American family and presents some of ...
This is a massive work of social history that examines a wide variety of family-related topics ranging from the mid-19th century to the present. Select entries compare US history to that of other industrialized countries and the developing world. Coverage includes: public policies; organizations and programs; health and social issues; the family ...
This work serves as an introductory reference guide to the growing body of literature on the history of the American family. Recognizing the family unit as the institution most central to any society, the volume covers a broad range of theoretical approaches which concentrate on relationships within the family and between the family and the wider ...
"All libraries supporting work on the history of American families, women, and children should acquire this book, and active scholars in these fields will probably want their own copies." Choice
This series examines the history of American children from colonial times to the present. It includes chronological volumes which survey the experience of children over specific historical periods, and topical volumes. Each volume features: illustrations, chronology of key events, and suggestions for further reading. This volume examines the ...
This collection of writings affirms the importance of the role children play in the story of civilization. The contributors represent many nations as well as a variety of disciplines, from the social sciences to history and the arts. The result is a volume that covers such topics as the quality of child rearing, how cultural differences affect ...
A comprehensive guide for the financial professional involved in the accounting or managerial process of business combinations from pre-acquisition through integration of operations. This single-reference source aims to provide guidance on how to review an acquisition candidate and how to manage the transition of systems after acquisition, and ...
Edition: 1st Edition. Series: The Urban life in America series.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Oxford university press
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780195014105ISBN:0195014103
Description: Description: xvii, 315 p. 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 289-291. Subjects: Juvenile delinquency--United States--History. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. read more
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very good(-) in very good(-) jacket. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, crease in lower page margin of a few pages. New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. read more
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