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Golden, Janet Lynne, 1951-
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Child rearing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Child rearing -- United States.
Infants -- United States.
Maternal and infant welfare -- United States.
Parent and infant -- United States.
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Golden, Janet Lynne, 1951-
Child rearing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Child rearing -- United States.
Infants -- United States.
Maternal and infant welfare -- United States.
Parent and infant -- United States.
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Babies made us modern : how infants brought America into the twentieth century / Janet Golden, Rutgers University - Camden.
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Golden, Janet Lynne, 1951-
Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Call #:
649
.1
G618b
Subjects
Child rearing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Child rearing -- United States.
Infants -- United States.
Maternal and infant welfare -- United States.
Parent and infant -- United States.
ISBN:
9781108415002 (hc.)
Alternate title:
How infants brought America into the twentieth century
Description:
xiv, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Did babies make us modern? -- Infant lives and deaths : incubators, demographics, photographs -- Valuing babies : economics, social welfare, progressives -- Helping citizen baby : the u.s. children's bureau, good advice, better babies -- Bringing up babies I : giving, spending, saving, praying -- Bringing up babies II : health & illness, food & drink -- Helping baby citizens : traditional healers, patent medicines, local cultures -- The inner lives of babies : infant psychology -- Babies' changing times : depression, war, peace -- Baby boom babies -- Kissing and dismissing babies : American exceptionalism.
Summary:
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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