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Family: The Making Of An Idea, An Institution, And A Controversy In American Culture Paperback - 1999

by Betty Farrell


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The research conducted by family historians over the past three decades challenges, modifies, and ultimately enriches sociological understandings about American family life today. By looking closely at the historical record, the author is able to debunk certain myths, such as the belief that the "ideal" family (male breadwinner and female domestic manager) has been historically prevalent; that the "traditional" family has been disintegrating in recent years; that the presumed breakdown of the family has left children more vulnerable than in the past.

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The irony of this joke is not lost as we approach the end of a century and anxieties about social change seem rife.

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  • Title Family: The Making Of An Idea, An Institution, And A Controversy In American Culture
  • Author Betty Farrell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1� edicion.
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, BOULDER, CO
  • Date 1999-02-12
  • ISBN 9780813315461 / 0813315468
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.44 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.12 cm)
  • Reading level 1740
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Social conditions, Family - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98049325
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.850

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Betty G. Farrell is professor of sociology at Pitzer College.
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