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From "a man's home was his castle" to "traditional families never asked for a handout," this provocative book explodes cherished illusions about the last two centuries of American family life to expose the falseness, sentimentality, and self-righteousness of our accepted familial morays.
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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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- Stephanie Coontz (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Basic Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0465001351
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Basic Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0465001351
Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 306.850973
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