|
Arkansas State University-Main Campus - FALL 2012 | ||
Section 001 | ||
The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap (Reprint Edition) by Stephanie Coontz, Basic Books Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1993 ISBN-10: 0-465-09097-4 / 0465090974 ISBN-13: 978-0-465-09097-6 / 9780465090976 Did you ever wonder about the historical accuracy of those "traditional family values" touted in the heated arguments that insist our cultural ills can be remedied by their return? Of course, myth is rooted in fact, and certain phenomena of the 1950s generated the Ozzie and Harriet icon. The decade |