1st Edition

An Analysis of Elaine Tyler May's Homeward Bound American Families in the Cold War Era

By Jarrod Homer Copyright 2017
96 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

Elaine Tyler May’s 1988 Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era is a ground-breaking piece of historical and cultural analysis that uses its findings to build a strong argument for its author’s view of the course of modern US history. The aim of May’s study is to trace the links between Cold War politics and the domestic lives of everyday American families at the time. Historians... Read more

Ways in to the Text 

Who was Elaine Tyler May? 

What does Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Say? 

Why does Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas  

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas  

Module 7: Achievement  

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  

Section 3: Impact  

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate  

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next?  

Glossary of Terms  

People Mentioned in the Text  

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Jarrod Homer took his PhD in Sociology at the University of Manchester, with research focusing on American Culture and Jewish artists of the mid-twentieth century.