The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
Scholar and author Stephanie Coontz explores the myths of traditional marriage. Coontz is a faculty member at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., and the director of research and public education for the Council on Contemporary Families. She has published extensively on the topic of marriage and family life and is the author of several highly praised books, such as The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap and Marriage, A History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage.
Feb. 23, 2006 - Dickinson College
Length: 43:40
This item is part of the collection: The University Channel Public Affairs Lectures
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| Creator: | Dickinson College |
| Date: | February 23, 2006 |