The American family : from obligation to freedom /
Peterson del Mar, David, 1957-
The American family : from obligation to freedom / David Peterson del Mar. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - 211 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book traces the movement from mutualism to individualism in the context of American family life. Throughout American history, families survived or even flourished during colonization, the Revolution, slavery, the industrial revolution, immigration, and economic upheaval because reliance on others was patently necessary. But in the past century, unprecedented prosperity both freed Americans from mutual dependence and created a culture devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and individual fulfilment. This shift from obligation to freedom has turned the maintenance of durable, rewarding families into a countercultural act, one that requires a conscious decision to qualify the American commitment to freedom"--
9780230337442 (hardback) 0230337449 (hardback) 9780230337459 0230337457
2011026994
Families--History.--United States
Families--United States.
HQ535 / .P48 2011
306.850973
The American family : from obligation to freedom / David Peterson del Mar. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - 211 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book traces the movement from mutualism to individualism in the context of American family life. Throughout American history, families survived or even flourished during colonization, the Revolution, slavery, the industrial revolution, immigration, and economic upheaval because reliance on others was patently necessary. But in the past century, unprecedented prosperity both freed Americans from mutual dependence and created a culture devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and individual fulfilment. This shift from obligation to freedom has turned the maintenance of durable, rewarding families into a countercultural act, one that requires a conscious decision to qualify the American commitment to freedom"--
9780230337442 (hardback) 0230337449 (hardback) 9780230337459 0230337457
2011026994
Families--History.--United States
Families--United States.
HQ535 / .P48 2011
306.850973