The American Family : Across the Class Divide.

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Scope of research -- Setting the stage -- Boston, or the hub of the solar system -- Method of research -- Theoretical background -- 2 The Yankee family -- A contested society -- The intergenerational transformation -- Neighborhood -- Philanthropy and social clubs -- Kinship and friendship -- Work -- Tastes -- Love and marriage -- Divorce -- Childrearing -- Family life -- Finances and inheritance -- 3 The Irish family -- A changing society -- A changing South Boston -- Neighborhood -- Work -- Kinship and friendship -- Taste -- Love and marriage -- Conjugal segregation -- Divorce and cohabitation -- Childrearing -- 4 Conclusion -- Modernity and the American society and family -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Examines the American family through the eyes of a Japanese anthropologist.

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