Modernization of Fatherhood A Social and Political History

Name: Modernization of Fatherhood A Social and Political History
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ISBN: 9780226469041

ISBN-10: 0226469042

ISBN-13: 9780226469041

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ralph LaRossa

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The period between World War I and World War II was an important time in the history of gender relations, and of American fatherhood. Revealing the surprising extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, The Modernization of Fatherhood recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the Machine Age into the configuration we know today. LaRossa explains that during the interwar period the image of the father as economic provider, pal, and male role model, all in one, became institutionalized. Using personal letters and popular magazine and newspaper sources, he explores how the social and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression--a…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Prologue: 1932



The Modernization of Fatherhood



The Historical Roots of Standard North American Fatherhood



Fatherhood and the Baby Doctors



Men and Infants



Fathercraft



Fatherhood and the Popular Press



"Dear Mr. Patri"



"Honor Thy Father"



Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index