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Anxious parents : a history of modern childrearing in America /

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The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a dramatic shift in the role of children in American society and families. No longer necessary for labor, children became economic liabilities and twentieth-century parents exhibited a new level of anxiety concerning the welfare of their children and their...

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Main Author: Stearns, Peter N.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Child rearing > United States > History > 20th century.
Parenting > United States > History > 20th century.
Parent and child > United States > History > 20th century.
Child development > United States > History > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Anxious parents : a 20th-century history
  • The vulnerable child
  • Discipline
  • All are above average : children at school
  • Work and chores : do I have to?
  • I'm bored : the two faces of entertainment
  • Conclusion : the impact of anxiety.