Renewing the Family: A History of the Baby Boomers

by Jim Ogg and Catherine Bonvalet

Book Overview

This book traces the history of the baby-boomers, beginning with an explanation of the cause of the post-war baby boom and ending with the contemporary concerns of ageing boomers. It shows how the baby-boomers challenged traditional family attitudes and adopted new lifestyles in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on 90 interviews conducted with baby boomers living in London and Paris, the book demonstrates how their aspirations for leisure and consumption...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319360566
• ISBN13: 9783319360560
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"