The Treatment of Family Issues in United States History Textbooks: General Thoughts and a Review of Several Examples.

Gordon, Linda

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ERIC Number: EJ495593

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Treatment of Family Issues in United States History Textbooks: General Thoughts and a Review of Several Examples.

Gordon, Linda

Journal of American History, v80 n4 p1397-1407 Mar 1994

Reports on a study of the treatment of family issues in 12 college-level U.S. history textbooks. Concludes that instructors who want to introduce serious discussions of families into a survey course must be prepared to offer additional readings, lecture material, and exercises beyond the textbook content. (CFR)

Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family History, Family Life, Higher Education, History Textbooks, Social Change, Social History, Sociocultural Patterns, Textbook Content, Textbook Preparation, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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