{"product_id":"reading-history-sideways-the-fallacy-and-enduring-impact-of-the-developmental-paradigm-on-family-life-paperback","title":"Reading History Sideways: The Fallacy and Enduring Impact of the Developmental Paradigm on Family Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArland Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean and American scholars from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries thought that all societies passed through the same developmental stages, from primitive to advanced. Implicit in this developmental paradigm-one that has affected generations of thought on societal development-was the assumption that one could \"read history sideways.\" That is, one could see what the earlier stages of a modern Western society looked like by examining contemporaneous so-called primitive societies in other parts of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eReading History Sideways\u003c\/i\u003e, leading family scholar Arland Thornton demonstrates how this approach, though long since discredited, has permeated Western ideas and values about the family. Further, its domination of social science for centuries caused the misinterpretation of Western trends in family structure, marriage, fertility, and parent-child relations. Revisiting the \"developmental fallacy,\" Thornton here traces its central role in changes in the Western world, from marriage to gender roles to adolescent sexuality. Through public policies, aid programs, and colonialism, it continues to reshape families in non-Western societies as well.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean and American scholars from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries thought that all societies passed through the same developmental stages, from primitive to advanced. Implicit in this developmental paradigm--one that has affected generations of thought on societal development--was the assumption that one could read history sideways. That is, one could see what the earlier stages of a modern Western society looked like by examining contemporaneous so-called primitive societies in other parts of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReading History Sideways\u003c\/i\u003e, leading family scholar Arland Thornton demonstrates how this approach, though long since discredited, has permeated Western ideas and values about the family. Further, its domination of social science for centuries caused the misinterpretation of Western trends in family structure, marriage, fertility, and parent-child relations. Revisiting the developmental fallacy, Thornton here traces its central role in changes in the Western world, from marriage to gender roles to adolescent sexuality. Through public policies, aid programs, and colonialism, it continues to reshape families in non-Western societies as well.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArland Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology and a research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eMarriage and Cohabitation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocial Change and the Family in Taiwan\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754039443744,"sku":"9780226104461","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48c18f59942ffd9cfde6d4e8fe2006f4.webp?v=1780032090","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reading-history-sideways-the-fallacy-and-enduring-impact-of-the-developmental-paradigm-on-family-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}