| Babies Made Us Modern: How Infants Brought America Into the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Golden, Janet (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108415008 ISBN-13: 9781108415002 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.14 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 649.1 |
| LCCN: 2017054703 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.35" W x 9.29" (1.16 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Placing babies' lives at the center of her narrative, historian Janet Golden analyzes the dramatic transformations in the lives of American babies during the twentieth century. She examines how babies shaped American society and culture and led their families into the modern world to become more accepting of scientific medicine, active consumers, open to new theories of human psychological development, and welcoming of government advice and programs. Importantly Golden also connects the reduction in infant mortality to the increasing privatization of American lives. She also examines the influence of cultural traditions and religious practices upon the diversity of infant lives, exploring the ways class, race, region, gender, and community shaped life in the nursery and household. |
Contributor Bio(s): Golden, Janet: - Janet Golden is Professor of History at Rutgers University Camden. She is the author of several articles and books, including Message in a Bottle: The Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (2006). She is co-editor of the Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series at Rutgers University Press and the Philadelphia Inquirer's public health blog. |