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A 7 page research paper/essay that address three areas of family concerns. The first section addresses why the nineteenth century was a good era for families, the second section discusses family triangles, how they work and how a therapist can help, and the third section addresses the role of individual choice in parenting, advising the student on how to address these questions from a personal perspective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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take shape. The patriarchal pre-industrial household no longer functioned as an economic unit (Schwartz and Scott, 2003) and children were, at last, allowed to be children. The economic transformation that
made the father the sole "breadwinner" of the family also freed children from the expectation that they shared in the economic responsibilities of the family. It was at this time
that "Childhood came to be seen as a distinct period, a time of innocence and play without much responsibility" (Schwartz and Scott, 2003, p. 19). Children no longer had to
begin productive work at an early age, but, instead, became economic dependents. Schwartz and Scott (2003) point out that this era marks the first time in which childrens birthdays
became occasions for celebration. Likewise, the nineteenth century marks the origin of the first specialty toy stores for children and the first books being written specifically for children. Additionally, during
this era, book were published that instructed mothers on the art of child rearing (Schwartz and Scott, 2003). These facts indicate a societal shift toward a perspective that values children
in an appropriate manner. While industrialization created the role of the "good provider" for fathers, relegating women even more completely to the domestic sphere, this arrangement did allow mothers the
opportunity to concentrate on the task of child rearing. However, as Scwartz and Scott (2003) indicate, this stereotypical nineteenth century family only applied to white middle and upper class families,
in which the father earned a "family wage" that allowed him to support his entire family (p. 19). Women and children in working class families still had to contribute
economically to the familys support in a number of ways. Working class mothers supplemented family income by growing their own food, making bread, carrying water and wood and coordinating
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