The way we really are : coming to terms with America's changing families /
Coontz, Stephanie,
The way we really are : coming to terms with America's changing families / Stephanie Coontz. - vi, 238 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-227) and index.
Getting past the sound bites: how history and sociology can help today's families -- What we really miss about the 1950s -- Why working mothers are here to stay -- Future of marriage -- Putting divorce in perspective -- How holding on to tradition sets families back -- Looking for someone to blame: families and economic change -- How ignoring historical and societal change puts kids at risk -- Working with what we've got: the strengths and vulnerabilities of today's families. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9.
0465090923 9780465090921
Families--United States
United States--Social conditions--1980-
HQ535 / .C644 1998
306.850973
The way we really are : coming to terms with America's changing families / Stephanie Coontz. - vi, 238 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-227) and index.
Getting past the sound bites: how history and sociology can help today's families -- What we really miss about the 1950s -- Why working mothers are here to stay -- Future of marriage -- Putting divorce in perspective -- How holding on to tradition sets families back -- Looking for someone to blame: families and economic change -- How ignoring historical and societal change puts kids at risk -- Working with what we've got: the strengths and vulnerabilities of today's families. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9.
0465090923 9780465090921
Families--United States
United States--Social conditions--1980-
HQ535 / .C644 1998
306.850973