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Work To Do, Colby King Nov 2014

Work To Do, Colby King

Bridgewater Review

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Cultural Commentary: The Demographer Who Stole Christmas, William C. Levin Dec 2000

Cultural Commentary: The Demographer Who Stole Christmas, William C. Levin

Bridgewater Review

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Studying Historical Family Change In Nineteenth-Century New Bedford, Walter F. Carroll Sep 1988

Studying Historical Family Change In Nineteenth-Century New Bedford, Walter F. Carroll

Bridgewater Review

The past ten to fifteen years have seen a revolution in our understanding of the nature of family life in the past. The recent tenth anniversary of the Journal of Family History marked one signpost of this revolution. Research in historical family change has compelled historians, sociologists, and other scholars to re-examine their notions of family life in the past, and their understanding of the relationships between large-scale social change and family life. In this article, I will explain a little about how scholars carry out such research. I use New Bedford as a case study of research in historical …


Cultural Commentary: Coping With Adolescence, Margery A. Kranyik Jun 1987

Cultural Commentary: Coping With Adolescence, Margery A. Kranyik

Bridgewater Review

Growing up in an adult world is not an easy task for young people today. While experiencing the stress involved in the progression through puberty, teenagers must also seek to develop some sense of who they are, sometimes called personal identity. This complex developmental process is often thwarted by social and economic factors that affect teenage behavior.