Family life in 17th- and 18th-century America [electronic resource] / James M. Volo and Dorothy Denneen Volo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Family life through historyPublication details: Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 323 p. : illOther title:
  • Family life in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.850973/09032 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ535 .V65 2006eb
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Contents:
The role of family -- Folkways -- Family structure -- The role of father -- Patriarch -- Wise and seasonable counsels -- Educator -- Provider -- Protector -- Estate builder -- The role of mother -- Women as wives -- Women as mothers -- Women as housewives -- The role of children -- Children as family -- Children as learners -- Children as workers -- The role of servants and slaves -- Servants -- Race-based slavery.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The role of family -- Folkways -- Family structure -- The role of father -- Patriarch -- Wise and seasonable counsels -- Educator -- Provider -- Protector -- Estate builder -- The role of mother -- Women as wives -- Women as mothers -- Women as housewives -- The role of children -- Children as family -- Children as learners -- Children as workers -- The role of servants and slaves -- Servants -- Race-based slavery.

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