| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
271 pages : illustrations, map ; 25cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-253) and index. |
| Contents |
How American family life is different -- The historical origins of the American pattern, 1650-1900 -- The rise of the companionate marriage, 1900-1960 -- The individualized marriage and the expressive divorce, 1960-2000 -- The American way of marriage -- The M-factor -- Blue-collar blues/white-collar weddings -- Slow down. |
| Subject |
Families -- United States -- History.
|
| ISBN |
9780307266897 |
|
0307266893 |
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