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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Settersten, Richard A. (1964-....)
Elder, Glen H.
Pearce, Lisa D. (1971-....)
Titre(s) : Living on the edge [Texte imprimé] : an American generation's journey through the twentieth century / Richard A. Settersten Jr., Glen H. Elder Jr., and Lisa D. Pearce
Publication : Chicago (Ill.) ; London : The University of Chicago press, 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (309 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"When we think of the radical changes that transformed America during the twentieth
century, our minds most often go to the fifties and sixties: the Civil Rights Movement,
changing gender roles, and new economic opportunities all point to a decisive turning
point. But these were not the only changes that shaped our world, and in Living on
the Edge, we learn that rapid social change and uncertainty defined the lives of Americans
born at the turn of the century. The authors mine data from the famous Berkeley Longitudinal
Study to reveal the daily lives, opportunities, and struggles of the 1900 generation.
Their early lives were uniquely situated in historical time and especially marked
by the often-transient migration pathways their own parents took across the Atlantic
or westward-journeys prompted by fires, floods, and earthquakes, by the shift from
agriculture toward industry, by the early illnesses and deaths of parents and siblings,
and by World War I--all before picking up the story of how the Great Depression and
World War II carried significant outcomes for them, too, alongside their children.
Most surprising about the book is just how much about the 1900 Generation can be applied
to life today, despite the gap of a century. There are remarkable commonalities in
renegotiating roles for women and men, in reorganizing marriage and family roles and
relationships, in managing a dramatically changing economy, and in coping with and
adapting to hardship. In Living on the Edge, we have an intimate glimpse into not
just the history of our country, but the feelings, dreams, and fears of a generation
remarkably similar to those of our own time"
Sujet(s) : Homme -- Études longitudinales -- Berkeley (Calif., États-Unis)
Âges de la vie -- Société -- États-Unis
Changement social -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
306.097 309 (23e éd.) = Culture et institutions - États-Unis - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226748092 (erroné). - ISBN 022674809X (erroné). - ISBN 9780226748122. - ISBN
022674812X. - ISBN 9780226748269 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46864489k
Notice n° :
FRBNF46864489
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Entering an uncharted world. Americans in a new century : the 1900 generation ;
Making a life; 1910-1930. California, here we come! ; Men on their way; Becoming women;
Together and apart in marriage ; Part 3. The Depression years : the worst and best
of times. Misfortune and privilege ; Hard times turned bad ; Having children in
troubled times ; In the midst of kin ; War on the home front. War's impact at home;
Women at work; From generation to generation ; Transforming times and lives. The
past in later life
