Bibliograph

The end of American childhood, a history of parenting from life on the frontier to the managed child, Paula S. Fass

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The end of American childhood, a history of parenting from life on the frontier to the managed child, Paula S. Fass

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-318) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The end of American childhood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921240006

Responsibility statement

Paula S. Fass

Sub title

a history of parenting from life on the frontier to the managed child

Summary

"Takes a sweeping look at the history of American childhood and parenting, from the nation's founding to the present day. Renowned historian Paula Fass shows how, since the beginning of the American republic, independence, self-definition, and individual success have informed Americans' attitudes toward children. But as parents today hover over every detail of their children's lives, are the qualities that once made American childhood special still desired or possible? Placing the experiences of children and parents against the backdrop of social, political, and cultural shifts, Fass challenges Americans to reconnect with the beliefs that set the American understanding of childhood apart from the rest of the world."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction: young in America -- Childhood and parenting in the new republic: sowing the seeds of independence, 1800-1860 -- Children adrift: responding to crisis, 1850-1890 --What mother needs to know: the new science of childhood, 1890-1940 -- A wider world: adolescence, immigration, and schooling, 1920-1960 -- All our children: race, rebellion, and social change, 1950-1990 -- What's the matter with kids today? -- Epilogue

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History of parenting from life on the frontier to the managed child

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