European University Institute Library

The Family in Modern Germany, edited by Lisa Pine

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

The Family in Modern Germany

electronic resource

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1140791091

edited by Lisa Pine

Bloomsbury eBooks.

"This cutting-edge edited collection examines the impact of political and social change upon the modern German family. By analysing different family structures, gender roles, social class aspects and children's socialization, The Family in Modern Germany provides a comprehensive and well-balanced overview of how different political systems have shaped modern conceptualizations of the family, from the bourgeois family ideal right up to recent trends like cohabitation and same-sex couples. Beginning with an overview of the 19th-century family, each chapter goes on to examine changes in family type, size and structure across the different decades of the 20th century, with a focus on the relationship between the family and the state, as well as the impact of family policies and laws on the German family. Lisa Pine and her expert team of contributors draw on a wealth of primary sources, including legal documents, diaries, letters and interviews, and the most up-to-date secondary literature to shed new light on the continuities and changes in the history of the family in modern and contemporary Germany. This book is a fantastic resource for scholars, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates studying modern German history, sociology and social policy."--, Provided by publisher

List of Illustrations -- Introduction, Lisa Pine, London South Bank University, UK -- 1. The Family in Imperial Germany, Gunilla Budde, Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany -- 2. Rejuvenating the Family: The Struggle between Tradition and Modernity in Weimar Germany, Michelle Mouton, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA -- 3. The 'Germ Cell of the Nation': The Family in the Third Reich, Lisa Pine, London South Bank University, UK -- 4. Postwar Paternalism and Modern Mothers: Changing Families in 1950s West Germany, Alexandria N. Ruble, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA -- 5. Continuities and Ruptures: Women's Agency and the West German Family, 1960s-1980s, Sarah E. Summers, University of Guelph, Canada -- 6. Vanguard of the Working Mother: The East German Family between Continuity and Change, Donna Harsch, Carnegie Mellon University, USA -- 7. German Family Policy since Reunification, Sigrid Leitner, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany -- Conclusion, Lisa Pine, London South Bank University, UK -- Select Bibliography - Index