This volume takes a more comprehensive view of past familial dynamics than has been previously attempted. By applying interdisciplinary perspectives to periods

This book brings together archeologists, historians, psychologists, and educators from different countries and academic traditions to address the many ways that

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Previously published as: Nine lives (and counting).

One of the prevailing myths about the American family is that there once existed a harmonious family with three generations living together, and that this "idea