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Work To Do, Colby King
Cultural Commentary: The Demographer Who Stole Christmas, William C. Levin
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
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
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.