Download or read book The American Family written by David Peterson del Mar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the movement from mutualism to individualism in the context of American family life. Families survived or even flourished during colonization, Revolution, slavery, immigration and economic upheaval. In the past century, prosperity created a culture devoted to pleasure and individual fulfilment.