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UNINA9910809814003321 |
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Autore |
Watanabe Yasushi <1967-> |
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Titolo |
The American family : across the class divide / / Yasushi Watanabe |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2005 |
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1-84964-067-X |
1-281-72507-2 |
9786611725075 |
1-4356-6096-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Families - United States |
Families - Political aspects - United States |
Social classes - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-223) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Scope of research -- Setting the stage -- Boston, or the hub of the solar system -- Method of research -- Theoretical background -- 2 The Yankee family -- A contested society -- The intergenerational transformation -- Neighborhood -- Philanthropy and social clubs -- Kinship and friendship -- Work -- Tastes -- Love and marriage -- Divorce -- Childrearing -- Family life -- Finances and inheritance -- 3 The Irish family -- A changing society -- A changing South Boston -- Neighborhood -- Work -- Kinship and friendship -- Taste -- Love and marriage -- Conjugal segregation -- Divorce and cohabitation -- Childrearing -- 4 Conclusion -- Modernity and the American society and family -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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