American Fatherhood: A History

by Jurgen Martschukat and Jürgen Martschukat

Explores the surprising diversity of fathers and fatherhood throughout American history and society

The nuclear family has been endlessly praised as the bedrock of American society, even though there has rarely been a time in history when a majority of Americans lived in such families. This book deconstructs the myth of the nuclear family by presenting the rich diversity of family lives in American history from the American Revolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479892270
• ISBN13: 9781479892273
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"