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Cradle of the Middle Class:

The Family in Oneida County, New York, 1790-1865
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Cambridge University Press, Nov 25, 1983 - History - 321 pages
Focusing primarily on the middle class, this study delineates the social, intellectual and psychological transformation of the American family from 1780-1865. Examines the emergence of the privatized middle-class family with its sharp division of male and female roles.
  

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Review: Cradle of the Middle Class: The Family in Oneida County, New York, 1790-1865

User Review  - Beth - Goodreads

Another one of the key books for understanding the formation of the middle class--if a bit dated, now. Read full review

Review: Cradle of the Middle Class: The Family in Oneida County, New York, 1790-1865

User Review  - Billy - Goodreads

Mary Ryan's Cradle of the Middle Class uses Oneida County, New York as a case study to explore changes in family relations and the rise of the middle class. Ryan shows how notions of gender roles ... Read full review

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the revival cycle 18131838
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between family and society
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family
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womans larger place in
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family change and social transformation
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Appendixes
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Census
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Notes
275
Sources and select bibliography
293
Index
309
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About the author (1983)

Mary P. Ryan is Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

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