Embattled Paradise

The American Family In An Age Of Uncertainty

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By Arlene S. Skolnick

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

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.

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$21.99

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$28.99 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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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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