Growing Up in France : From the Ancien Regime to the Third Republic (Hardcover)

Introduction; Part I. Representations of Childhood and Adolescence in France: 1. 'Ego documents' and the French historian in the twenty-first century; 2. Into the limelight: new conceptions of childhood and adolescence; 3. Growing up in theory and in practice; 4. Turning points in a life: the autobiographical model; Part II. Growing Up Among Family and Friends: 5. The demographic context: family forms in modern France; 6. Of mothers and motherhood; 7. Of fathers, fatherhood, kin and discipline; 8. 'Small memories' from childhood; 9. The society of children and youth; Part III. Moving Towards Adulthood: 10. School, apprenticeship and work; 11. A 'long' childhood in the secondary schools; 12. Into 'adult' territory: sex, politics and religion; Conclusion; Bibliography.