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Informationen zum Autor Joseph M. Hawes is Professor Emeritus at the University of Memphis. His most recent works include Family and Society in American History and Family in American Society: an Encyclopedia . N. Ray Hiner is Professor Emeritus of History and Education at the University of Kansas. Together they are co-editors of Growing Up in America: Children in Historical Perspective ; American Childhood: A Research Guide and Historical Handbook ; and Children in Historical and Comparative Perspective: An International Handbook and Research Guide . A thematic overview of how childhood and the family were perceived in the period from 1900 to the twenty-first century, covering life cycle, relationships, community, economy, the state, the environment, education, religion and health. Zusammenfassung Few people living in 1900 could have imagined what life would be like for children and families by the start of the 21st century. The 20th century brought improved nutrition, widespread immunization, lower mortality rates, greater access to schooling, more opportunities for communication and learning, and better legal protection for children. However, these achievements should be balanced by a recognition of the failure to protect and promote “the best interests of the child” and the family over this period. Wars, economic depression, exploitation, commodification, abuse, and discrimination – on the basis of ethnicity, race, gender, and class – all damaged children and families in the 20th century. A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Modern Age presents essays on family relationships, community, economy, geography and the environment, education, life cycle, the state, faith and religion, health and science, and world contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Joseph M. Hawes (University of Memphis! USA) and N. Ray Hiner (University of Kansas! USA) 1 Family Relationships David Barrett and Maria Kukhareva (both University of Bedfordshire! UK) 2 Community Mona Gleason and Veronica Strong-Boag (both University of British Columbia! CANADA) 3 Economy Lisa Jacobson and Erika Rappaport (both University of California-Santa Barbara! USA) 4 Environment Pamela Riney-Kehrberg (Iowa State University! USA) 5 Education William J. Reese (University of Wisconsin-Madison! USA) 6 Life Cycle Katherine Jellison (Ohio University! USA) 7 The State Kriste Lindenmeyer (University of Maryland! USA) and Jeanine Graham (University of Waikato! NEW ZEALAND) 8 Faith and Religion Jon Pahl (Lutheran Theological Seminar at Philadelphia! USA) 9 Health and Science Doug Imig and Frances Wright (both University of Memphis! USA) 10 World Contexts Jeanine Graham (University of Waikato! NEW ZEALAND) Notes Bibliography Contributors Index ...
