The American child : the transformation of childhood since World War II / Steven Mintz, Peter N. Stearns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mintz, Steven, 1953- author.

Stearns, Peter N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--United States--Social conditions--20th century.

Children.

Children--United States--Social conditions--21st century.

United States--Economic conditions--1945-.

United States.

United States--Civilization--1945-.

Children--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

'The American Child' is an essential history that recounts changes in American childhood. This authoritative book challenges the view that the problems facing today's kids are simply the product of social media, video games, the Internet, the 'breakdown' of the family, and the decline of marriage, instead showcasing larger changes in the American economy and culture and the relationship between society and government after World War II.

Contents:

1. Preface

2. A new childhood and new problems

3. A changing childhood in historical perspective

4. The fragile child—a theme in contemporary childhood

5. Diversity and inequality in American childhood since World War II

6. More schooling. less joy?

7. Children in a changing family

8. The decline of children’s play—and the new alternatives

9. The changing face of children’s culture

10. The new neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioral disorders of childhood

11. Anxious children

12. The impact of the new disorders

13. Facing up to contemporary childhood

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 18, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780197797112

0197797113

OCLC:

1525527336