Available in both digital and print formats, this carefully balanced academic work chronicles the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of American families from the colonial period to the present. Key themes include families and culture (including mass media), families and religion, families and the economy, families and social issues, families and social stratification and conflict, family structures (including marriage and divorce, gender roles, parenting and children, and mixed and non-modal family forms), and family law and policy.
Features:
Approximately 600 articles, richly illustrated with historical photographs and color photos in the digital edition, provide historical context for students.
A collection of primary source documents demonstrate themes across time.
The signed articles, with cross references and Further Readings, are accompanied by a Reader's Guide, Chronology of American Families, Resource Guide, Glossary, and thorough index.
The Social History of the American Family is an ideal reference for students and researchers who want to explore political and social debates about the importance of the family and its evolving constructions.
Key Themes:
Families and Culture
Families and Experts
Families and Religion
Families and Social Change
Families and Social Issues/Problems/Crises
Families and Social Media
Families and Social Stratification/Social Class
Families and Technology
Families and the Economy
Families in America
Families in Mass Media
Families, Family Life, Social Identities
Family Advocates and Organizations
Family Law and Family Policy
Family Theories
History of American Families
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