Book description
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 theirā¦
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Anxious Parents:Ā A History of Modern Childrearing in America probes what I consider to be the basic dilemma of modern American parenting ā how the love for children and concern for their welfare has led to growing anxiety among parents eager to do it right.Ā
In imaginative research into different dimensions of culture, Stearns shows that middle-class parents became increasingly self-conscious and self-questioning about meeting the needs of their children starting in the early twentieth century. The book probes the emotional consequences of modern parentingās commitment to encouraging child expression and individual happiness.
Stearnsās exploration demonstrates one of the consequencesā¦
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