ISBN:
9781845456962
,
9781845459994 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
264 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9781845459994
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
Series Statement:
Studies in German History, vol. 12
DDC:
306.8740943
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-1990
;
Eltern
;
Kind
;
Erziehung
;
Staatsbürger
;
Jugendpolitik
;
Soziale Situation
;
Deutschland
;
USA
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
The 20th century, declared at its start to be the "Century of the Child" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. However, the exact scope and degree of state intervention and expert influence as well as the rights and roles of mothers and fathers remained subjects of heated debates throughout the century. While there is a growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood, research in ...
Note:
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,
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