I would recommend No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society
Owes Parents by Anne Alstott, as well as Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the
Age of Anxiety by Judith Warner.
Sarah Murray, adjunct
William Paterson U of NJ
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From: "Evan Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:45 PM
Subject: TEACHSOC: : TEACHSOC: Re: Texts and Anthologies on Parenting...
> Our department is developing a new course in Parenting to add to
our
> 'family
> studies' concentration. So far, I have been unable to find
standard
> texts
> that focus specifically on this topic. Have any of you come across
> this
> kind of text (outside of Marriage and Family texts)?
>
> In addition, if you have suggestions on anthologies or readers on
the
> general topic of Parenting or specific aspects of Parenting
> (especially
> on
> the topic of fatherhood in contemporary culture), I would greatly
> appreciate
> your passing along any and all suggestions. Course syllabi that
you
> might
> be willing to share would also be appreciated!
She's not a sociologist, but there's the Ann (?) Hulbert book
about
the parenting advice industry over the last 100 years.
Evan Cooper
