Cradle of the Middle Class

The Family in Oneida County, New York, 1790-1865

Author: Mary P. Ryan
ISBN: 0521274036

Winner of the 1981 Bancroft Prize. Focusing primarily on the middle class, this study delineates the social, intellectual and psychological transformation of the American family from 1780-1865. Examines the emergence of the privatized middle-class family with its sharp division of male and female roles.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publish Date: 1983-11-25

Subjects: History / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, History / United States / 19th Century, History / Social History, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Raza Recource Centro (Location: Wall D, Shelf 2)