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The American Family

Dying or Developing

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  • © 1979

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Editors:
  1. David Reiss

    1. George Washington University, USA

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  2. Howard A. Hoffman

    1. The Psychiatric Institute, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Our Concerns about the American Family

    1. Introduction: Our Concerns about the American Family

      • David Reiss
      Pages 1-9

  3. American Historical Development and the Family

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. The American Family and Boundaries in Historical Perspective

      • David Brion Davis, Carol F. Hoover
      Pages 13-41

  4. Stratification: Class, Race, and the Family

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. The Effects of Social Class on Parental Values and Practices

      • Melvin L. Kohn, Norman A. Scotch, Ira D. Glick
      Pages 45-77

    3. The Adaptations of Urban Black Families: Trends, Problems, and Issues

      • Albert J. McQueen, Frederick C. Green, T. Berry Brazelton
      Pages 79-113

  5. Child Development and New Family Forms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. The Development of Children in Mother-Headed Families

      • E. Mavis Hetherington, Martha Cox, Roger Cox, Ira D. Glick, Carol F. Hoover
      Pages 117-156

    3. Emergent Families of the 1970s: Values, Practices, and Impact on Children

      • Bernice T. Eiduson
      Pages 157-201

  6. New Policies for New Families

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Public Policies and Families

      • A. Sidney Johnson III
      Pages 205-211

    3. Actions and Services for the New Family

      • Marvin B. Sussman, T. Berry Brazelton, Norman A. Scotch
      Pages 213-241

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 243-246
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About this book

Several years ago, an anonymous donor gave a generous gift to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine. The donor suggested that the gift be used to support a conference on the current dilem­ mas of the American family and to publish its proceedings. The current chairman of the department, Jerry Wiener, formulated the initial plans for the conference with Leon Yochelson, who had been chairman at the time the gift was made. Dr. Yochelson is now Chairman of the Board of the Psychiatric Institute of the District of Columbia. These initial discussions led to a significant and sus­ tained collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington and the Psychiatric In­ stitute in planning the conference and the present volume. A committee was established to plan the conference. It con­ sisted of Peter Steinglass, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and George Cohn, Professor of Child Health and Development, both of George Washington, and Margaret Garrett, a member of the psychiatric staff at the Psychiatric Institute. The committee was jointly chaired by the editors of this volume. The committee re­ ceived indispensable assistance from members of the administra­ tive staff of the Psychiatric Institute: Al Bruce, Carol Klein, and Miriam Mathura. Margaret Schnellinger of the Center for Family Research, George Washington University, was also very helpful in all phases of planning the conference.

Editors and Affiliations

  • George Washington University, USA

    David Reiss

  • The Psychiatric Institute, USA

    Howard A. Hoffman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The American Family

  • Book Subtitle: Dying or Developing

  • Editors: David Reiss, Howard A. Hoffman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9150-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1979

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-40117-6Published: 01 February 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9152-5Published: 29 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9150-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 246

  • Topics: Cultural Studies, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, general

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