Embattled Paradise

The American Family In An Age Of Uncertainty

Contributors

By Arlene S. Skolnick

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jan 21, 1993
Page Count
304 pages
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-13
9780465019243

Price

$21.99

Price

$28.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

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Trade Paperback $21.99 $28.99 CAD

Was there really a golden age of the family in the 1950s—or ever? This penetrating history of the American family mounts a withering criticism of the “culture of nostalgia” that clouds current debate and offers a plan for reconstituting the American family dream.

Arlene S. Skolnick

About the Author

Arlene Skolnick is a professor of human development at the University of California, Berkely, and author of The Intimate Environment.

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