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Can I read The way we never were : American families and the nostalgia trap on EtoBox?
The way we never were : American families and the nostalgia trap by Stephanie Coontz is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The way we never were : American families and the nostalgia trap about?
The Way We Never Were examines two centuries of American family life and shatters a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, Coontz sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice.
Who reads The way we never were : American families and the nostalgia trap?
It is typically read by readers building habits, skills, productivity or wellbeing.
Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.
- Author
- Stephanie Coontz
- Publisher
- Basic Books Inc. (NY)
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465001354
- Category
- self-help
- Subjects
- Sociology, Gender Studies, Social Science
- Rating
- 3.93 / 5 (1,303 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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