Renewing the Family: A History of the Baby Boomers

• Main Authors: Bonvalet, Catherine (Author), Clément, Céline (Author), Ogg, Jim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: INED Population Studies, 4
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Population.; Social groups.; Family.; Youth.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Sociology of Familiy, Youth and Aging.; Population Economics.

This book traces the history of the baby-boomers, beginning with an explanation of the cause of the post-war baby boom and ending with the contemporary concerns of ageing boomers. It shows how the baby-boomers challenged traditional family attitudes and adopted new lifestyles in the 1960s and 1970s....

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: The Baby-Boom Phenomenon
• Chapter 3: The Baby-Boomers' Childhood
• Chapter 4: The Family in Perpetual Motion
• Chapter 5: Rebellious Teenagers
• Chapter 6: Life Outside the Family: Working Women
• Chapter 7: The Family Wins Through
• Chapter 8: Caught between Parents and Children
• Chapter 9: Baby-Boomers and their Family Entourage
• Chapter 10: Conclusion.- References
• Index.