| Physical Description: | xi, 432 p. ; 25 cm. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-413) and index. |
| ISBN: | 067003407X |
| Author Notes: | In her book, The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, Coontz disputes many of the myths about the decade of the 1950s. Her book, The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Families explores new economic and social pressure put on families. Coontz is a frequent commentator on CNN and NBC news programs and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She was the keynote speaker at the Thirteenth Annual Maine Women's Studies Conference in 1998. (Bowker Author Biography) |
