Overview

This cutting-edge edited collection examines the impact of political and social change upon the modern German family. By analysing different family structures, gender roles, social class aspects and children's socialization, The Family in Modern Germany provides a comprehensive and well-balanced overview of how different political systems have shaped modern conceptualizations of the family, from the bourgeois family ideal right up to recent trends like cohabitation and same-sex couples. Beginning with an overview of the 19th-century family, each chapter goes on to examine changes in family type, size and structure across the different decades of the 20th century, with a focus on the relationship between the family and the state, as well as the impact of family policies and laws on the German family. Lisa Pine and her expert team of contributors draw on a wealth of primary sources, including legal documents, diaries, letters and interviews, and the most up-to-date secondary literature to shed new light on the continuities and changes in the history of the family in modern and contemporary Germany. This book is a fantastic resource for scholars, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates studying modern German history, sociology and social policy.

Full Product Details

Author:   Dr. Lisa Pine (Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781350253131

ISBN 10:   1350253138
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   21 October 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Introduction, Lisa Pine, London South Bank University, UK 1. The Family in Imperial Germany, Gunilla Budde, Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany 2. Rejuvenating the Family: The Struggle between Tradition and Modernity in Weimar Germany, Michelle Mouton, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA 3. The 'Germ Cell of the Nation': The Family in the Third Reich, Lisa Pine, London South Bank University, UK 4. Postwar Paternalism and Modern Mothers: Changing Families in 1950s West Germany, Alexandria N. Ruble, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA 5. Continuities and Ruptures: Women's Agency and the West German Family, 1960s-1980s, Sarah E. Summers, University of Guelph, Canada 6. Vanguard of the Working Mother: The East German Family between Continuity and Change, Donna Harsch, Carnegie Mellon University, USA 7. German Family Policy since Reunification, Sigrid Leitner, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany Conclusion, Lisa Pine, London South Bank University, UK Select Bibliography Index

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This book provides an excellent overview of the development of the Family in Modern Germany, from the German Empire to the present. It will be of great use to students. * Karen Hagemann, James G. Kenan Distinguished Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA * This fine collection outlines the history of the family across the social spectrum, incorporating recent scholarship on gender, sexuality, emotions, public and private space, work and leisure. Leading scholars take us through both the changes and continuities across political regimes, demonstrating that the very definition of family is historically contingent and always in flux. * Julia Sneeringer, Professor of History, Queens College & the CUNY Graduate Center, USA * This collection of essays offers a valuable survey of the history of the family in Germany from Imperial Germany to contemporary post-unification Germany, documenting changes in government policy and attitudes towards the family, marriage, sexuality, and reproduction under the various German regimes over the past 150 years. * Richard Bessel, Emeritus Professor of Twentieth Century History, University of York, UK *

Author Information

Lisa Pine is Reader in History at London South Bank University, UK. She is the editor of Life and Times in Nazi Germany (2016) and the author of Education in Nazi Germany (2010), Hitler’s “National Community”: Society and Culture in Nazi Germany (2nd edition, 2017) and Nazi Family Policy, 1933-1945 (1997).

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