Making Time for Family
The Invention of Family Time(S) and the Reinvention of Family History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R Gillis (Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author), John Gillis (0009-0005-6326-5561, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-Y 21 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036319909602100102 |
| OpenAlex | W2046509299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
Families are not only subject to time constraints but also produce their own sense of time. The time families live by is not the same as they live with. Historians, who have been primarily concerned with the quantitative dimension, have neglected the phenomenon that is commonly referred to as "quality time. " This article explores the origins of modem family times, paying particular attention to the rituals involved in daily, weekly, and annual family occasions. It suggests that a behavioral approach to family history is incapable of capturing the symbolic processes that have become central to modern family life, and it calls for a cultural history of family that would take into account myth, ritual, and symbol
Epistemology · Family history · Family life · Family tree · Genealogy · Mythology · Phenomenon · Sociology · Classics · Computer Science · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Philosophy
Family leisure, family photography and zoos
Where Has Family Time Gone? In Search of Joint Family Activities and the Role of the Family Meal in 1966 and 1999
Expanding Notions of Family Time and Parental Monitoring
"Comment on "Anxiety
Las representaciones literarias de las dinámicas de clase en la vida familiar de los Angry Young Men
Empathetic Egoist” and “Obedient Individualist”
Feeling the Hands of Time
Le trésor conjugal
What family dimensions are important for health-related quality of life in adolescence
The feel of mobility
We have not seen the kids for hours’
Frequency, timing and intensity of remarriage in 19th century Flanders
Women’s age at last childbearing and its determinants
Walking, mothering and care
Population geography
The family meals imperative and everyday family life
Home and away
It was a bit like the passover’
Children's snacking, children's food
Theorizing Family Change
La famille britannique entre l'Inde et le Canada. Empire, classe sociale et voyage à la fin du XIX e siècle
Family meal traditions. Comparing reported childhood food habits to current food habits among university students
Family dinner frequency, settings and sources, and body weight in US adults
Disappearance of the traditional meal
Demographic and Sociological Indicators of Privatisation of Marriage in the 19th Century in Flanders
Status Homogamy in the Preindustrial Marriage Market
Determinants of Divorce in Nineteenth-Century Flanders
Going on holiday only to come home
Changing patterns of family time in adolescence
Mundane Mommies and Doting Daddies
Qué hacer con el tiempo de los niños? Perspectivas de padres e hijos colombianos sobre el uso del tiempo y las actividades extracurriculares
Secret objects in the home
Rivalry, solidarity, and longevity among siblings
Parents and Adolescents Making Time Choices
Deconstructing Family Time
Families, meals and synchronicity
| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |