Seduced, Abandoned, and Reborn: Visions of Youth in Middle-Class America, 178-185
- ISBN-10
- 0812238796
- ISBN-13
- 9780812238792
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 265
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-07-14
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Author
- Rodney Hessinger
Description
In attempting to steer young adults safely away from the dangers of market-driven society, reformers in early America created values that came to define the emerging urban middle class.
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