The American Family in the Colonial Period

Marc Notes:
An unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1917 by the Arthur H. Clark Company, Cleveland (Ohio), under the title A social history of the American family, vol. I: Colonial period--Verso t.p.;Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-347).

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS
I OLD WORLD ORIGINS -THE WIDER BACKGROUND II OLD WORLD ORIGINS -SPECIFIC SOURCESIII CoURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE IN COLONIAL NEW ENG-LANDIV THE NEW ENGLAND FAMILY -PRESTIGE AND FUNC-TIONSV THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIAL FAMILYVI THE STATUS OF CHILDREN IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIAL FAMILYVII SEX SIN AND FAMILY FAILURE IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLANDVIII SEX AND MAR.lUAGE IN COLONIAL NEW YORKIX FAMILY LIFE AND PROBLEMS IN COLONIAL NEW YORKX COLONIAL NEW JERSEY AND DELAWAREXI THE FAMILY IN COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIAXII THE FAMILY MOTIVE IN SOUTHERN COLONIZA-TIONXIII FAMILISM AND HOME LIFE IN THE COLONIAL SOUTHXIV SOUTHERN COLONIAL COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE AS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS XV REGULATION AND SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIESXVI WOMAN'S PLACE IN THE COLONIAL SOUTH
XVII CHILDHOOD IN THE COLONIAL SOUTHXVIII FAMILY PATHOLOGY AND SOCIAL CENSORSHIP IN THE COLONIAL SOUTH XIX SERVITUDE AND SEXUALITY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIESXX FRENCH COLONIES IN THE WESTBIBLIOGRAPHY

Publisher Marketing:
First published in the early 20th century, this book contributed significantly to an understanding of the forces at work in the evolution of family institutions in the United States. The first of a three-volume series, the text describes the American family as a product primarily of European folkways, economic transition to modern capitalism, and its distinctive environment - a virgin continent. Exhaustive in its use of primary and secondary sources, The American Family in the Colonial Period will be invaluable to students of early American history and of interest to all who enjoy reading about America's past and its early settlers.