The Age of Independence
Title | The Age of Independence PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Rosenfeld |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2009-09-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0674034902 |
Michael J. Rosenfeld offers a new theory of family dynamics to account for the interesting and startling changes in marriage and family composition in the United States in recent years. His argument revolves around the independent life stage that emerged around 1960. This stage is experienced by young adults after they leave their parents’ homes but before they settle down to start their own families. During this time, young men and women go away to college, travel abroad, begin careers, and enjoy social independence. This independent life stage has reduced parental control over the dating practices and mate selection of their children and has resulted in a sharp rise in interracial and same-sex unions—unions that were more easily averted by previous generations of parents. Complementing analysis of newly available census data from the entire twentieth century with in-depth interviews that explore the histories of families and couples, Rosenfeld proposes a conceptual model to explain many social changes that may seem unrelated but that flow from the same underlying logic. He shows, for example, that the more a relationship is transgressive of conventional morality, the more likely it is for the individuals to live away from their family and area of origin.
The Age of Independence
Title | The Age of Independence PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Rosenfeld |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9780674024977 |
Rosenfeld argues that the independent life stage that emerged around 1960, experienced by young adults after leaving their parents’ homes and before settling down to start their own families, has reduced parental control over children's mate selection and has resulted in a rise in interracial and same-sex unions.
From Iron Age to Independence
Title | From Iron Age to Independence PDF eBook |
Author | D. E. Needham |
Publisher | Longman Publishing Group |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1984-01-01 |
Genre | Africa, Central |
ISBN | 9780582651111 |
This new edition of the popular school history book has been thoroughly revised to bring it fully up to date. It provides a stimulating account of Central African history from the Iron Age to the liberation struggle and the successful achievement of Zimbabwe's national independence.
Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy
Title | Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Peter H. Russell |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780813920153 |
This collection of essays by leading scholars of constitutional law looks at a critical component of constitutional democracy--judicial independence--from an international comparative perspective. Peter H. Russell's introduction outlines a general theory of judicial independence, while the contributors analyze a variety of regimes from the United States and Latin America to Russia and Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Japan, and South Africa. Russell's conclusion compares these various regimes in light of his own analytical framework.
Independence, the age of liberty
Title | Independence, the age of liberty PDF eBook |
Author | John Roy Musick |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |
India Unbound
Title | India Unbound PDF eBook |
Author | Gurcharan Das |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2002-04-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0385720742 |
India today is a vibrant free-market democracy, a nation well on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation’s rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the new millennium. Das shows how India’s policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991, when the government instituted sweeping reforms that paved the way for extraordinary growth. Das traces these developments and tells the stories of the major players from Nehru through today. As the former CEO of Proctor & Gamble India, Das offers a unique insider’s perspective and he deftly interweaves memoir with history, creating a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written. Impassioned, erudite, and eminently readable, India Unbound is a must for anyone interested in the global economy and its future.
The Stars & Stripes
Title | The Stars & Stripes PDF eBook |
Author | Edwin Markham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 511 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |