Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Childrearing in America

by Peter N. Stearns

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An examination into the history of modern parenting
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 own ability to parent effectively. What caused this shift in the ways parenting and childhood were experienced and perceived? Why, at a time of relative ease and prosperity, do parents continue to grapple with uncertainty and with unreasonable expectations of both themselves and their children?
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  • ISBN10 0814798292
  • ISBN13 9780814798294
  • Publish Date 1 May 2003
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint New York University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 251
  • Language English