| The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap Revised Edition Contributor(s): Coontz, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465098835 ISBN-13: 9780465098835 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.850 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.25 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The definitive edition of the classic, myth-shattering history of the American familyLeave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the male breadwinner marriage is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the 1970s than they are today. In The Way We Never Were, acclaimed historian Stephanie Coontz examines two centuries of the American family, sweeping away misconceptions about the past that cloud current debates about domestic life. The 1950s do not present a workable model of how to conduct our personal lives today, Coontz argues, and neither does any other era from our cultural past. This revised edition includes a new introduction and epilogue, exploring how the clash between growing gender equality and rising economic inequality is reshaping family life, marriage, and male-female relationships in our modern era. More relevant than ever, The Way We Never Were is a potent corrective to dangerous nostalgia for an American tradition that never really existed. |