Babies made us modern
how infants brought America into the twentieth century
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Word Count
67,000 words, Guess
Page Count
268 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101108415008
- ISBN-101108400078
- ISBN-139781108415002
- ISBN-139781108400077
- Library of Congress Control Number2017054703
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number1009182409
- Better World Books9781108415002
- Better World Books9781108400077
- Open LibraryOL26961707M
Classifications
- DDC649/.1
- LCCHQ769 .G65 2018
- LCCHQ769
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. 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.
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