ACLS Humanities E-Book: Heroes of their own lives: the politics and history of family violence : Boston, 1880-1960

Heroes of their own lives: the politics and history of family violence : Boston, 1880-1960

Gordon, Linda.

Year: 1988.

Publisher: Viking.

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Frontmatter

Preface and Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 "The Cruelty": Child Protection, 1880-1910

3 The Progressive-Era Transformation of Child Protection, 1900-1920

4 Single Mothers and the Contradictions of Child-Protection Policy

5 "So Much fo rthe Children Now, So Little Before": Child Neglect and Parental Responsibility

6 "Only to Bring My Children Up Good": Child Abuse and Social Change

7 "Be Careful About Father": Incest, Girls' Resistance, and the Construction of Femininity

8 "The Powers of the Weak": Wife-Beating and Battered Women's Resistance

9 Conclusion: Social Control and the "Powers of the Weak"

Appendix A: Research and Analysis Methods

Appendix B: Client Characteristics

Notes

Index

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Title:

Heroes of their own lives : the politics and history of family violence : Boston, 1880-1960 Linda Gordon.

Author:

Gordon, Linda

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Heroes of their own lives : the politics and history of family violence : Boston, 1880-1960 Linda Gordon.
Gordon, Linda
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, 1988.

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Subject Headings:

• Marital violence -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
• Wife abuse -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
• Incest -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
• Child abuse -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies

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