At Home American Family

Author : Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett,Elisabeth Garrett Widmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004010554

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At Home American Family by Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett,Elisabeth Garrett Widmer Pdf

At Home invites the reader into the early American home to learn firsthand what it was like to live in and manage a house before electric lighting, central heating, and modern medicine. Drawing on diaries, letters, household inventories, and novels, Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett offers a richly documented analysis of early American middle-class home life.Handsomely illustrated with period paintings, drawings, and prints, At Home takes us from the parlor through to the bedchamber, portraying families gathered around a candlelit table, roaring kitchen fires used both to cook and to heat, and a weekly laundry without the benefit of washing machines. Readers will be both fascinated and charmed by this revealing glimpse of a once-familiar way of life. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Khizr Khan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780399592492

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An American Family by Khizr Khan Pdf

Khan electrified viewers around the world when he took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. When he offered to lend Donald Trump his own much-read and dog-eared pocket Constitution, his gesture perfectly encapsulated the feelings of millions. The oldest of ten children born to farmers in Pakistan, Khan was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life. He and his wife instilled in their children the ideals that brought to America, and then tragically lost a son, an Army captain killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq. Here Khan tells readers why we must not be afraid to step forward for what we believe in when it matters most.

Author : Catherine Marshall-Smith
Publisher : She Writes Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631521645

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American Family by Catherine Marshall-Smith Pdf

Richard and Michael, both three years sober, have just decided to celebrate their love by moving in together when Richard—driven by the desire to do the right thing for his ten-year-old-daughter, Brady, whom he has never met—impulsively calls his former father-in-law to connect with her. With that phone call, he jeopardizes the one good thing he has—his relationship with Michael—and also threatens the world of the fundamentalist Christian grandparents who love Brady and see her as payback from God for the alcohol-related death of her mother. Unable to reach an agreement, the two parties hire lawyers who have agendas far beyond the interests of the families—and Brady is initially trusted into Richard and Michael’s care. But when the judge learns that the young girl was present when a questionable act took place while in their custody, she returns Brady to her grandparents. Ultimately, it’s not until further tragedy strikes that both families are finally motivated to actually act in the “best interests of the child.”

Author : Jeffrey Ruoff
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816635609

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An American Family by Jeffrey Ruoff Pdf

Before 1973, the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California, lived in the privacy of their own home. With the airing of the documentary An American Family, that "privacy" extended to every American home with a television. This book is the first to offer a close look at An American Family -- the documentary that blurred conventions, stirred passions, revised impressions of family life and definitions of private and public, and began the breakdown of distinctions between reality and spectacle that culminated in cultural phenomena from The Oprah Winfrey Show to Survivor.

Author : David Maraniss
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501178399

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A Good American Family by David Maraniss Pdf

Pulitzer Prize–winning author and “one of our most talented biographers and historians” (The New York Times) David Maraniss delivers a “thoughtful, poignant, and historically valuable story of the Red Scare of the 1950s” (The Wall Street Journal) through the chilling yet affirming story of his family’s ordeal, from blacklisting to vindication. Elliott Maraniss, David’s father, a WWII veteran who had commanded an all-black company in the Pacific, was spied on by the FBI, named as a communist by an informant, called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952, fired from his newspaper job, and blacklisted for five years. Yet he never lost faith in America and emerged on the other side with his family and optimism intact. In a sweeping drama that moves from the Depression and Spanish Civil War to the HUAC hearings and end of the McCarthy era, Maraniss weaves his father’s story through the lives of his inquisitors and defenders as they struggle with the vital 20th-century issues of race, fascism, communism, and first amendment freedoms. “Remarkably balanced, forthright, and unwavering in its search for the truth” (The New York Times), A Good American Family evokes the political dysfunctions of the 1950s while underscoring what it really means to be an American. It is “clear-eyed and empathetic” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) tribute from a brilliant writer to his father and the family he protected in dangerous times.

Author : J. Alison Bryant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135663896

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Television and the American Family by J. Alison Bryant Pdf

This second edition of a trend-setting volume provides an updated examination of the interaction between families and the most pervasive mass medium: television. Charting the dynamic developments of the American family and television over the past decade, this volume provides a comprehensive representation of programmatic research into family and television and examines extensively the uses families make of television, how extensions of television affect usage, families' evolving attitudes toward television, the ways families have been and are portrayed on television, the effects television has on families, and the ways in which families can mediate its impact on their lives. The volume is an invaluable resource for scholars and students in the areas of media and society, children and media, and family studies.

Author : Marilyn J. Coleman,Lawrence H. Ganong
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2111 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452286150

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The Social History of the American Family by Marilyn J. Coleman,Lawrence H. Ganong Pdf

The American family has come a long way from the days of the idealized family portrayed in iconic television shows of the 1950s and 1960s. The four volumes of The Social History of the American Family explore the vital role of the family as the fundamental social unit across the span of American history. Experiences of family life shape so much of an individual’s development and identity, yet the patterns of family structure, family life, and family transition vary across time, space, and socioeconomic contexts. Both the definition of who or what counts as family and representations of the “ideal” family have changed over time to reflect changing mores, changing living standards and lifestyles, and increased levels of social heterogeneity. Available in both digital and print formats, this carefully balanced academic work chronicles the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of American families from the colonial period to the present. Key themes include families and culture (including mass media), families and religion, families and the economy, families and social issues, families and social stratification and conflict, family structures (including marriage and divorce, gender roles, parenting and children, and mixed and non-modal family forms), and family law and policy. Features: Approximately 600 articles, richly illustrated with historical photographs and color photos in the digital edition, provide historical context for students. A collection of primary source documents demonstrate themes across time. The signed articles, with cross references and Further Readings, are accompanied by a Reader’s Guide, Chronology of American Families, Resource Guide, Glossary, and thorough index. The Social History of the American Family is an ideal reference for students and researchers who want to explore political and social debates about the importance of the family and its evolving constructions.

Author : Suzanne M. Bianchi,John P. Robinson,Melissa A. Milke
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610440516

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The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life by Suzanne M. Bianchi,John P. Robinson,Melissa A. Milke Pdf

Over the last forty years, the number of American households with a stay-at-home parent has dwindled as women have increasingly joined the paid workforce and more women raise children alone. Many policy makers feared these changes would come at the expense of time mothers spend with their children. In Changing Rhythms of American Family Life, sociologists Suzanne M. Bianchi, John P. Robinson, and Melissa Milkie analyze the way families spend their time and uncover surprising new findings about how Americans are balancing the demands of work and family. Using time diary data from surveys of American parents over the last four decades, Changing Rhythms of American Family Life finds that—despite increased workloads outside of the home—mothers today spend at least as much time interacting with their children as mothers did decades ago—and perhaps even more. Unexpectedly, the authors find mothers' time at work has not resulted in an overall decline in sleep or leisure time. Rather, mothers have made time for both work and family by sacrificing time spent doing housework and by increased "multitasking." Changing Rhythms of American Family Life finds that the total workload (in and out of the home) for employed parents is high for both sexes, with employed mothers averaging five hours more per week than employed fathers and almost nineteen hours more per week than homemaker mothers. Comparing average workloads of fathers with all mothers—both those in the paid workforce and homemakers—the authors find that there is gender equality in total workloads, as there has been since 1965. Overall, it appears that Americans have adapted to changing circumstances to ensure that they preserve their family time and provide adequately for their children. Changing Rhythms of American Family Life explodes many of the popular misconceptions about how Americans balance work and family. Though the iconic image of the American mother has changed from a docile homemaker to a frenzied, sleepless working mom, this important new volume demonstrates that the time mothers spend with their families has remained steady throughout the decades.

Author : Clifford Edward Clark
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 080784151X

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The American Family Home, 1800-1960 by Clifford Edward Clark Pdf

Traces the development of American homes, looks at Victorian, bungalow, ranch, and Cape Cod style houses, and describes how the family lifestyle has changed

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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the New American Family by Anonim Pdf

Author : Scott J South,Stewart Tolnay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000315271

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The Changing American Family by Scott J South,Stewart Tolnay Pdf

In this book, leading authorities on the family show how families, parents, and children have been affected by changing patterns of marriage and cohabitation. Taking a long historical perspective, some authors consider trends such as the decline of multigenerational families and group differences in the relationships between economic opportunity and the timing of marriage. But the focus is predominantly on questions of current interest: patterns of union formation, differences between marriage and cohabitation, contact between divorced fathers and their children, the division of household labor, and the transmission of attitudes and behavior across generations. Intended for scholars and advanced students, this book offers essential analysis of the changing dimensions of the American family.

Author : Dennis Wiseman
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780398078355

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The American Family by Dennis Wiseman Pdf

The American Family has undergone and continues to undergo significant change as the twentieth century unfolds. This book of readings from a group of dedicated faculty at one university makes an important contribution to the study of family. The text explores the changing dynamics of the American family, the family and family values, the family and its influence on the health of children, adoption and family formation, justice in the family, grandparents and the family, the family's role in education of young children, psychological perspectives of childrearing in the United States, family policy and the U.S. welfare state, and oral narrative and family roles. These discussions represent valuable ideas and perspectives as contributions to this dynamic field of study. The reader will not only develop a deeper understanding of the American family in the historical sense, but also as it has evolved and continues to evolve in modern times. The cross-disciplinary nature of the text is a strength of this study of the family as it allows for the bringing together of different viewpoints of benefit to professionals, students, and lay-individuals alike. This exceptional text offers remarkable perspective so that the American family may be better understood and, in many ways, better appreciated for its historic, present-day, and no doubt future impact on the American society.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Families
ISBN : MINN:319510028677240

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Listening to America's Families by Anonim Pdf

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Author : Inter-Agency Committee on Background Materials for the National Conference on Family Life (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112067256476

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The American Family by Inter-Agency Committee on Background Materials for the National Conference on Family Life (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Karen S. Jewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313390968

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Survival of the African American Family by Karen S. Jewell Pdf

Challenging widely held beliefs, this provocative book offers nothing less than a blueprint for enhancing the social and economic status of African American families. Despite the implementation of liberal social policies in the 1960s and '70s, successive U.S. administrations continue to dash the hopes and expectations of African Americans, who remain subject to racism and discrimination. Arguing that social policies—and their absence—have affected the stability of the African American family, Jewell refutes the myth of significant progress for African American families emanating from the civil rights era, exposing the myriad reasons why greater advancement toward equality has not occurred in major societal institutions. Attention is focused on the extent to which African American families have been adversely affected by a process of assimilation that was socio-psychological rather than economic. This new edition builds upon the first edition, and is revised and expanded to reflect new and persistent institutional policies and practices of race, gender and class inequality facing African American families. The revised edition explores such issues as racial profiling, capital punishment, police brutality, predatory lending, No Child Left Behind, welfare reform, affirmative action and racial disparities in healthcare, academic achievement and home ownership. Jewell proposes a variety of strategies and policies that are needed to ensure greater social and economic equality and justice for African American families.