Pricing the priceless child
Öffentliche Meinung
Valeurs sociales
Coût
Child labor
Children, united states
Economische aspecten
Éducation des enfants
Public opinion, united states
Opinion publique
Costs
Social values
Soziale Situation
Kinderen
Travail
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
Aspect économique
Kind
Public opinion
Child rearing
Enfants
Child
Economics
Economic aspects
Children
Social conditions
United States
History
This study traces the emergence of changing attitudes about the child, at once economically "useless" and emotionally "priceless", from the late 1800s to the 1930s. It describes how turn-of-the-century America discovered new, sentimental ways to determine a child's monetary worth.
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