Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Everybody Else: Adoption and the Politics of Domestic Diversity in Postwar America
Sarah Potter
€ 43.23
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Everybody Else: Adoption and the Politics of Domestic Diversity in Postwar America
Paperback. Based on the author's dissertation at the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
In the popular imagination, the twenty years after World War II are associated with simpler, happier, more family-focused living. We think of stereotypical baby boom families like the Cleavers - white, suburban, and well on their way to middle-class affluence. For these couples and their children, a happy, stable family life provided an antidote to the anxieties and uncertainties of the emerging nuclear age.
But not everyone looked or lived like the Cleavers. For those who could not have children, or have as many children as they wanted, the postwar baby boom proved a source of social stigma and ... Read more
In the popular imagination, the twenty years after World War II are associated with simpler, happier, more family-focused living. We think of stereotypical baby boom families like the Cleavers - white, suburban, and well on their way to middle-class affluence. For these couples and their children, a happy, stable family life provided an antidote to the anxieties and uncertainties of the emerging nuclear age.
But not everyone looked or lived like the Cleavers. For those who could not have children, or have as many children as they wanted, the postwar baby boom proved a source of social stigma and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820344164
SKU
V9780820344164
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-4
About Sarah Potter
Sarah Potter is assistant professor of history at the University of Memphis.
Reviews for Everybody Else: Adoption and the Politics of Domestic Diversity in Postwar America