1st Edition
Family Cycles Strength, Decline, and Renewal in American Domestic Life, 1630-2000
By Allan C. Carlson
Copyright 2017
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this paradigm-shifting volume, Allan C. Carlson identifies and examines four distinct cycles of strength or weakness of American family systems. This distinctly American family model includes early and nearly universal marriage, high fertility, close attention to parental responsibilities, complementary gender roles, meaningful intergenerational bonds, and relative stability. Notably, such... Read more
Contents
Introduction
1 The Puritan Family Utopia, 1630–80
2 The Time of Troubles, 1680–1730
3 Five Systems . . . One Pattern, 1730–1780
4 Post-Revolutionary Crisis, 1780–1830
5 Building Victorian Families in America, 1830–80
6 The Unraveling, 1880–1930
7 The Surprise!: Family Renewal, 1930–70
8 The Whirlwind, 1970–2000
9 Lessons?
Index
Introduction
1 The Puritan Family Utopia, 1630–80
2 The Time of Troubles, 1680–1730
3 Five Systems . . . One Pattern, 1730–1780
4 Post-Revolutionary Crisis, 1780–1830
5 Building Victorian Families in America, 1830–80
6 The Unraveling, 1880–1930
7 The Surprise!: Family Renewal, 1930–70
8 The Whirlwind, 1970–2000
9 Lessons?
Index
Biography
Allan C. Carlson
