| Description |
ix, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Change and continuity -- 1. The community context -- 2. Changes in the setting -- pt. II. Who does what and how well? -- 3. Family roles -- 4. Earning a living -- 5. Trends in housekeeping -- 6. The quality of marriage -- 7. Parents and children -- pt. III. Ties that bind -- 8. Sex in Middletown -- 9. Kinship -- 10. Family symbolism in festivals -- 11. Religion and the family -- pt. IV. Middletown and America -- 12. American families during the twentieth century -- 13. The myth of the declining family -- Appendix A. Tables -- Appendix B. Surveys. |
| Note |
"Based on the research of the Middletown III project, 1976-1981, under a grant from the National Science Foundation -- T. p. verso. |
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Includes indexes. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 417-426. |
| Subject |
Families -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Cities and towns -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Community life -- Longitudinal studies.
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| ISBN |
0816610738: $14.95 |
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