Of War and Men - World War II in the Lives of Fathers and Their Families

Informationen zum Autor Ralph LaRossa is professor of sociology at Georgia State University and the author of several books! including The Modernization of Fatherhood: A Social and Political History. Klappentext Digs deep into the terrain of fatherhood. This title explores the nature and aftereffects of combat! the culture of fear during the Cold War! the ways that fear altered the lives of racial and sexual minorities! and how the civil rights movement affected families both black and white. Zusammenfassung Digs deep into the terrain of fatherhood. This title explores the nature and aftereffects of combat! the culture of fear during the Cold War! the ways that fear altered the lives of racial and sexual minorities! and how the civil rights movement affected families both black and white.

Product details

• Authors: Ralph LaRossa, LaRossa Ralph
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2011
• EAN: 9780226467429
• ISBN: 978-0-226-46742-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Sociology: family & relationships, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Sociology: family and relationships, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)