The Way We Never Were
American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
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Word Count
100,000 words, Guess
Page Count
400 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7594160M
- ISBN-139780465090976
- ISBN-100465090974
- OCLC Control Number49175016
- OCLC Control Number44903061
Classifications
- LCCHQ535 .C643 2000
- LCCHQ535 .C643 1992
- DDC306.85/0973
Description
"The Way We Never Were is an examination of two centuries of family life that shatter the myths that burden modern families and make them long for the past." "In a new introduction, Coontz examines key cultural events since the original 1992 publication - from Bill Clinton's sexual transgressions to high school shootings across the nation - and reexamines the myths that continue to compel the American people to long for a time that never was."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
WHEN I begin teaching a course on family history, I often ask my students to write down ideas that spring to mind when they think of the "traditional family."
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