Evolution of the Modern Family

Christopher Lasch (1977) has suggested that the private family of the 18th and 19th centuries emerged as a kind of shelter into which people could escape from the increasing harsh realities of the outside world.

The family lost many of its important functions, it became, in Lasch's memorable phrase, a "haven in a heartless world."

Christopher Lasch (1977) has suggested that the private family of the 18th and 19th centuries emerged as a kind of shelter into which people could escape from the increasing harsh realities of the outside world.