MYRON A. MARTY is the Ann G. and Sigurd E. Anderson University Professor and Professor of History at Drake University. His other works include Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You (1982), Your Family History: A Handbook for Research and Writing (1978), Retracing Our Steps: Studies in Documents from the American Past (1972), and Lutherans and Roman Catholicism: The Changing Conflict: 1917-1963 (1968).

• Preface Introduction Modern Times Flourish and Fade: 1960-1966 Family Life Changing Population Patterns Private and Public Lives Consumers in the Material World The Other America Mind and Spirit Technology in Daily Life Cultural Transformations Troubled Times: 1967-1974 Changing Families Civil Rights and Group Identities Securities Shaken Cultural Reflections/Cultural Influences Material Aspects of Life Environmental and Consumer Protection Technology's Small Steps and Giant Leaps Hard Knocks for Schools Spiritual Matters Not Ready for New Times The Times of Adjustment: 1975-1980 Family Changes Continue The Peoples of America Security Concerns Television, Movies, and More Cares of Daily Life Arenas of Discord Pulling Together Crossing the Postmodern Divide: 1981-1990 Family Variations People at the Margins Security Issues Continue Diversions Concerns of Daily Life Technology More Discord Prospects Selected Bibliography Index

MYRON A. MARTY is the Ann G. and Sigurd E. Anderson University Professor and Professor of History at Drake University. His other works include Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You (1982), Your Family History: A Handbook for Research and Writing (1978), Retracing Our Steps: Studies in Documents from the American Past (1972), and Lutherans and Roman Catholicism: The Changing Conflict: 1917-1963 (1968).

• Preface Introduction Modern Times Flourish and Fade: 1960-1966 Family Life Changing Population Patterns Private and Public Lives Consumers in the Material World The Other America Mind and Spirit Technology in Daily Life Cultural Transformations Troubled Times: 1967-1974 Changing Families Civil Rights and Group Identities Securities Shaken Cultural Reflections/Cultural Influences Material Aspects of Life Environmental and Consumer Protection Technology's Small Steps and Giant Leaps Hard Knocks for Schools Spiritual Matters Not Ready for New Times The Times of Adjustment: 1975-1980 Family Changes Continue The Peoples of America Security Concerns Television, Movies, and More Cares of Daily Life Arenas of Discord Pulling Together Crossing the Postmodern Divide: 1981-1990 Family Variations People at the Margins Security Issues Continue Diversions Concerns of Daily Life Technology More Discord Prospects Selected Bibliography Index