Society's Child: Identity, Clothing, and Style

by Ruth Rubinstein and Ruth P. Rubinstein

In the last quarter of the twentieth century, children in American society have been wearing miniature adult-style dress. This trend has led social critics to ask an important question: Is childhood in American society disappearing? To answer this question, Ruth Rubinstein examined the style, function, meaning, and significance of children's clothes in Western history. She focused on the conditions and events which led to changes in style. She examined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813366712
• ISBN13: 9780813366715
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"