Families, History and Social Change: Life Course and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

By Tamara K. Hareven

Book Overview

One of the prevailing myths about the American family is that there once existed a harmonious family with three generations living together, and that this "ideal" family broke down under the impact of urbanization and industrialization. The essays in Families, History, and Social Change challenge this myth and provide dramatic revisions of simplist

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036731567X
• ISBN13: 9780367315672
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"