Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Childrearing in America
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 childhood were experienced and perceived? Why, at a time of relative ease and prosperity, do parents continue to grapple with uncertainty and with unreasonable expectations of both themselves and their children? Peter N. Stearns explains this phenomenon by examining…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8147-9849-2
- EAN: 9780814798492
- Produktnummer: 1824503
- Verlag: New York Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 251 S.
- Masse: H23.0 cm x B15.1 cm x D1.7 cm 346 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 346
Über den Autor
Peter N. Stearns is Provost and University Professor at George Mason University. Since 1967, he has served as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Social History. His numerous books include World History in Documents; American Behavioral History; and Anxious Parents.
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