The Social Origins of Private Life - A History of American Families, 1600-1900

About the author

Stephanie Coontz is the Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families and emeritus faculty of History and Family Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. She is the author of five books on gender, family, and history, including Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage, which was cited in the US Supreme Court decision on marriage equality. She has edited and contributed chapters to more than 25 other books, and her writings have been translated into a dozen languages. She has appeared on Oprah Winfrey, the Today Show, and PBS News Hour and NPR. Coontz's articles have appeared in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. She currently serves as an advisor to MTV for its anti-bias campaign.

Product details

• Authors: Coontz Stephanie
• Publisher: Random House N.Y.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.1988
• EAN: 9780860919070
• ISBN: 978-0-86091-907-0
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 610 g
• Series: Haymarket
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Sociology: family & relationships, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Sociology: family and relationships, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599