Reading History Sideways - The Fallacy and Enduring Impact of the Developmental Paradigm on Family Life : The Fallacy and Enduring Impact of the Developmental Paradigm on Family Life

Acknowledgments ix PART ONE Introduction and Approaches Introduction and Overview 3(10) Models, Data, and Methods 13(34) PART TWO Influence on Family Scholars Views of Changes in Family Life from Reading History Sideways 47(26) The Fertility Decline in Northwest Europe 73(8) Changes in Family Life in the Northwest European Historical Record 81(22) The Scholarly Legacy 103(20) The Legacy of Data 123(10) PART THREE Influence on Individual and Community Actors Developmental Idealism 133(28) Freedom, Equality, and Consent in Northwest European Family Relationships 161(19) Fighting Barbarism in the United States 180(17) Government Pathways of Influence outside Northwest Europe 197(17) Social and Economic Pathways of Influence outside Northwest Europe 214(16) The Power of Developmental Thinking 230(14) Postscript: Dealing with the Language of the Developmental Paradigm 244(5) References 249(52) Index 301