The Family in America offers a fresh interpretation of American
social history, emphasizing the vital role of the family and
household autonomy and threats to both imposed by industrial
organization and the state. Allan Carlson shows that the United
States, rather than being "born modern" as a progressive
consumerist society, was in fact founded as an agrarian society
composed of independent households rooted in land, lineage, and
hierarchy.
Carlson argues that family survival continues to be of paramount
importance today. He critically examines five distinct strategies
to restore a foundation for family life in industrial society,
drawing on the insights of Frederic LePlay, Carle Zimmerman, and G.
K. Chesterton. Carlson shows that family survival depends on the
creation of meaningful, "pre-modern" household economies. This new
edition includes an introduction by Allan Carlson, detailing the
continued press of the industrial process onto the American family
structure since initial publication of the book in 1993.
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