Reading history sideways : the fallacy and enduring impact of the developmental paradigm on family life / Arland Thornton.
| Author/creator |
Thornton, Arland |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. |
| Description | x, 312 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
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| Series | Population and development Population and development (Chicago, Ill.) ^A287128 |
| Contents | Models, data, and methods -- Views of changes in family life from reading history sideways -- The fertility decline in northwest Europe -- Changes in family life in the northwest European historical record -- The scholarly legacy -- The legacy of data -- Developmental idealism -- Freedom, equality, and consent in northwest European family relationships -- Fighting barbarism in the United States -- Governmental pathways of influence outside northwest Europe -- Social and economic pathways of influence outside northwest Europe -- The power of developmental thinking -- Postscript : dealing with the language of the developmental paradigm. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-299) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004017204 |
| ISBN | 0226798607 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ503 .T48 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |