@article{812909,
      recid = {812909},
      author = {Shehan, Constance L.,},
      title = {Gender roles in American life : a documentary history of  political, social, and economic changes /},
      pages = {1 online resource (2 volumes (xix, 350 pages)) :},
      abstract = {This two-volume set examines how the evolution of gender  roles in the United States has changed family dynamics,  business practices, and our concepts of womanhood and  manhood as well as affected debates about equality,  political and military service, and childrearing roles and  practices.  In the centuries that have passed since  colonial America was first established, gender roles in  American society have undergone massive transformations,  with impacts that have been felt in every aspect of our  culture. This evolution in gender roles has affected  society in practically every conceivable manner, from  family dynamics, the economy, and entertainment to business  practices, how politics and military training are  conducted, and childrearing roles and practices. In some  places, it has sparked a tremendous backlash among  Americans who see traditional gender roles as one of the  country's foundational pillars.   This set surveys all of  these issues, making use of a wide assortment of primary  documents to help readers understand the individuals,  events, and ideas responsible for these changes in how  American men, boys, women, and girls live, work, play, and  relate to one another. These documents include speeches,  testimony, and manifestos issued by prominent activists and  commentators; recorded remarks of U.S. presidents and  members of Congress; newspaper editorials, poems, short  stories, and personal letters written by generations of  American men and women; and passages from key Supreme Court  decisions and legislation that have influenced gender  roles--or were the result of evolving ideas regarding  gender.   Readers will also be able to consider first-hand  the experiences of women and men who have been on the front  lines of these changes, from stay-at-home dads to women in  the military; government reports; and memoirs, essays, and  other commentaries featuring different ideological  perspectives on where men and women stand in American  society in the 21st century.  -- Provided by publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/812909},
}