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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-100465090974
ISBN-139780465090976
eBay Product ID (ePID)1139732
Product Key Features
Book TitleWay We Never Were : American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicUnited States / General, Sociology / Marriage & Family
IllustratorYes
FeaturesReprint
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorStephanie Coontz
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-059009
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal306.85/0973
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe 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., 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-