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Show 220 Utah Historical disciplinary a p p r o a c h to the family. T h e next two sections a r e devoted to historical treatises on a variety of topics. Included in p a r t 2 is an essay by Carl F. Kaestle a n d Maris A. Vinovskis on education in nineteenth-century Massachusetts; a study on youth a n d industrialization in Hamilton, O n t a r i o , in the latter half of the nineteenth century by Michael B. Katz a n d I a n E. D a v e y : an investigation of marriage as the transitional step to adulthood from 1 8 6 0 1975, by J o h n Modell, Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., a n d Douglas Strong; a n d an essay by T a m a r a K. Hareven on kinship and its socioeconomic importance to millworkers in Manchester, N e w H a m p shire, 1880-1936. This section focuses on process or changes in family experience a n d heavily utilizes quantitative techniques. Part 3 offers studies that emphasize psychohistorical methods of analysis. Joseph F. K e t t discusses nineteenthcentury views of precocity a n d some social fears of that period; sex a n d symbolism in the Jacksonian period make for an intriguing study by Carroll SmithRosenberg; a n d the social consequences of old age in colonial N e w England are discussed by J o h n Demos. While the appeal of these historical essays depends largely u p o n the reader's interests, each is well written a n d makes a scholarly contribution in its area. T h e concluding section comprises critical response from sociologists Neil J. Smelser a n d Sydney H a l p e m , Rosabeth Moss K a n t e r , Anne Foner, a n d Preserving History. Quarterly Sarane Spence Boocock. Each critique goes beyond simple evaluation of the historical studies by assessing the potential historical d a t a in illuminating sociological research a n d the increasing possibilities for interdisciplinary history. A generous list of references is given at the conclusion of each essay. This bibliographic information will prove invaluable to the scholar researching any of the topics discussed in the book. T h e principal value of Turning Points lor the student of t h e historical family is the new directions for research it encourages. T h e social historian, in general, should find many of the essays enlightening. Some background in sociological methodology, psychohistory, or demography is assumed in m a n y of the studies. Scholars from diverse areas should find this book valuable reading. Although the volume does not by itself convey the full measure of opportunities available to students of the history of the family, it does provide an acceptable example of methods by which history may be successfully integrated with the social sciences. If properly applied, each discipline may serve the others. T h e book's advocacy of further interdisciplinary study of the family along with the inferred commitment to increased nontraditional historical inquiries reflects current trends in historical research. M. G U Y B I S H O P Southern Your Past: A Painless Guide to Writing Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois Your Autobiography and Family By J A N I C E T . D I X O N a n d DORA D. F L A C K . ( G a r d e n City, N . Y . : Double- day & Company, Inc., 1977. 334 p p . $8.95.) This excellent book, aimed at a traditional, family-oriented audience, is packed with dozens of useful ideas for would-be autobiographers a n d family historians. Divided into four sections, it is three parts Dixon a n d one part Flack. Dixon's sections are the first three: Writing Your Autobiography" (106 p p . ) , "Writing Your Family History" (60 p p . ) , a n d "Writing Your Diary" (11 |
