Download or read book Major Problems in the History of American Families and Children written by Anya Jabour and published by Major Problems in American His. This book was released on 2005 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the "Major Problems in American History" series, this text for courses in family history or history of childhood balances its discussion of marriage and gender relations with coverage on children and childhood. Offering a thorough treatment of race, ethnicity, and class from colonial times to the present, this edition grants sustained attention to Native Americans and Latinos. Relating history to larger political events, the text narrative balances coverage of public policy toward families with coverage of the experiences of family life.