

Instead, Fass argues that parents began to limit children's freedom and autonomy in serious ways that have become manifest in the severe restrictions and intense supervisions of the 21st century.ĭr. Her talk, "The Child Centered Family: New Rules in Post World War II America," reexamines the notion that child-centeredness has dominated middle class family life since World War II.

Fass's public lecture will be held on March 1, at 7:00 pm, in David Strong 116.

Fass will hold a colloquium for History, English, and Women's Studies faculty and graduate students on Thursday, March 1 st from 1:15 to 2:30 in Clearihue B215, where she will present a historiographical interpretation of work in the History of Childhood during the previous half century.ĭr. This visit is cosponsored by the Departments of English and Women's Studies, and the School of Child and Youth Care.ĭr. The History Department is sponsoring a Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture next month by Dr.
