Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE TO THE 1984 EDITION v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS x
4. CONTENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Part One Prologue: The Development of Union Park’s Home Life
7. 1. THE FULLNESS OF LIFE: UPPER CLASS FAMILIES IN UNION PARK BEFORE THE GREAT FIRE 9
8. 2. A CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS: WHY UNION PARK BECAME A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY 25
9. 3. LITTLE ISLANDS OF PROPRIETY: MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY LIFE IN UNION PARK 44
10. Part Two: The Patterns of a Year
11. 4. UNION PARK’S PLACE IN A MODERN DEBATE ABOUT FAMILIES 59
12. 5. ELEMENTARY CONDITIONS OF FAMILY AND LABOR 71
13. 6. THE STAGES OF FAMILY LIFE 98
14. 7. THE TIES OF FAMILY AND WORK 120
15. Part Three: Social Mobility and Intense Family Life
16. 8. TRACING FAMILIES 153
17. 9. THE SOCIAL MOBILITY OF TWO GENERATIONS 164
18. 10. THE EVOLUTION OF FAMILY INTENSITY 184
19. 11. UNION PARK FAMILIES AND THE CULTURE OF INDUSTRIAL CITIES 218
20. Technical Appendix 241
21. Notes 245
22. Index 255
23. PUBLICATIONS OF THE JOINT CENTER FOR URBAN STUDIES 259