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The Way We Never Were: American Families & the Nostalgia Trap

Stephanie Coontz

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Way We Never Were examines two centuries of American family life and shatters a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, Coontz sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice.

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books Inc. (NY)

Release: October 06, 1993

ISBN: 0465090974

ISBN 13: 9780465090976

The Way We Never Were: American Families & the Nostalgia Trap

Stephanie Coontz

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Way We Never Were examines two centuries of American family life and shatters a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, Coontz sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice.

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books Inc. (NY)

Release: October 06, 1993

ISBN: 0465090974

ISBN 13: 9780465090976

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