Status
Available
Pages
xii; 268
Collection
Publication
New York : Basic Books, c1976.
Description
The classic that is widely acknowledged to be the most valuable and insightful book ever written on the dynamics of working-class family life by a renowned sociologist, psychotherapist, and bestselling author.One of the most devastating critiques of contemporary American life that I have read.--Michael B. Katz Professor of History, York UniversityThis is a sensitive and compassionate portrayal of childhood, marriage, and adult life among the hard-working not-quite poor. It is an important contribution to our understanding of ourselves.--Robert S. Weiss, author of Marital Separation
Subjects
Language
Physical description
xii, 268 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
0465092454 / 9780465092451
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