The way we never were: American families and the nostalgia trap
This myth-shattering examination of two centuries of American family life banishes the misconceptions about the past that cloud current debate about "family values." "Leave It to Beaver" was not a documentary, Stephanie Coontz points out; neither the 1950s nor any other moment fr...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
New York, NY
BasicBooks
1992
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Zusammenfassung: | This myth-shattering examination of two centuries of American family life banishes the misconceptions about the past that cloud current debate about "family values." "Leave It to Beaver" was not a documentary, Stephanie Coontz points out; neither the 1950s nor any other moment from our past presents workable models of how to conduct our personal lives today. Without minimizing the serious new problems in American families, Coontz warns that a consoling nostalgia for a largely mythical past of "traditional values" is a trap that can only cripple our capacity to solve today's problems. From "a man's home was his castle" to "traditional families never asked for a handout," this provocative book explodes cherished illusions about the past. Organized around a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families, the book sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice. Fascinating facts abound: In the nineteenth century, the age of sexual consent in some states was nine or ten, and alcoholism and drug abuse were more rampant than today . . . Teenage childbearing peaked in the fabulous family-oriented 1950s . . . Marriages in pioneer days lasted a shorter time than they do now. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, The Way We Never Were shows that people have not suddenly and inexplicably "gone bad" and points to ways that we can help families do better. Seeing our own family pains as part of a larger social predicament means that we can stop the cycle of guilt or blame and face the real issues constructively, Coontz writes. The historical evidence reveals that families have always been in flux and often in crisis, and that families have been most successful wherever they have built meaningful networks beyond their own boundaries. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XXXIX, 391 S. |
| ISBN: | 0465001351 0465090974 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV007911173 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20130830 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 930625s1992 |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 0465001351 |9 0-465-00135-1 | ||
| 020 | |a 0465090974 |9 0-465-09097-4 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)25369921 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV007911173 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakddb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-473 |a DE-188 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a HQ535.C643 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 306.85097 | |
| 084 | |a DU 4000 |0 (DE-625)20046:761 |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Coontz, Stephanie |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)113438206 |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The way we never were |b American families and the nostalgia trap |c Stephanie Coontz |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY |b BasicBooks |c 1992 | |
| 300 | |a XXXIX, 391 S. | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a This myth-shattering examination of two centuries of American family life banishes the misconceptions about the past that cloud current debate about "family values." "Leave It to Beaver" was not a documentary, Stephanie Coontz points out; neither the 1950s nor any other moment from our past presents workable models of how to conduct our personal lives today. Without minimizing the serious new problems in American families, Coontz warns that a consoling nostalgia for a largely mythical past of "traditional values" is a trap that can only cripple our capacity to solve today's problems. From "a man's home was his castle" to "traditional families never asked for a handout," this provocative book explodes cherished illusions about the past. Organized around a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families, the book sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice. Fascinating facts abound: In the nineteenth century, the age of sexual consent in some states was nine or ten, and alcoholism and drug abuse were more rampant than today . . . Teenage childbearing peaked in the fabulous family-oriented 1950s . . . Marriages in pioneer days lasted a shorter time than they do now. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, The Way We Never Were shows that people have not suddenly and inexplicably "gone bad" and points to ways that we can help families do better. Seeing our own family pains as part of a larger social predicament means that we can stop the cycle of guilt or blame and face the real issues constructively, Coontz writes. The historical evidence reveals that families have always been in flux and often in crisis, and that families have been most successful wherever they have built meaningful networks beyond their own boundaries. | |
| 648 | 4 | |a Geschichte 1900-2000 | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Famille - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Gezin |2 gtt | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Heimwee |2 gtt | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Nostalgie | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Families |z United States |x History |y 20th century | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Nostalgia | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Familienleben |0 (DE-588)4193364-3 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Geschichte |0 (DE-588)4020517-4 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 4 | |a États-Unis - Conditions sociales | |
| 651 | 4 | |a USA | |
| 651 | 4 | |a United States |x Social conditions | |
| 651 | 7 | |a USA |0 (DE-588)4078704-7 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a USA |0 (DE-588)4078704-7 |D g |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Familienleben |0 (DE-588)4193364-3 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 2 | |a Geschichte |0 (DE-588)4020517-4 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005228580 | ||
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1804122318560034816 |
|---|---|
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Coontz, Stephanie |
| author_GND | (DE-588)113438206 |
| author_facet | Coontz, Stephanie |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Coontz, Stephanie |
| author_variant | s c sc |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV007911173 |
| callnumber-first | H - Social Science |
| callnumber-label | HQ535 |
| callnumber-raw | HQ535.C643 |
| callnumber-search | HQ535.C643 |
| callnumber-sort | HQ 3535 C643 |
| callnumber-subject | HQ - Family, Marriage, Women |
| classification_rvk | DU 4000 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)25369921 (DE-599)BVBBV007911173 |
| dewey-full | 306.85097 |
| dewey-hundreds | 300 - Social sciences |
| dewey-ones | 306 - Culture and institutions |
| dewey-raw | 306.85097 |
| dewey-search | 306.85097 |
| dewey-sort | 3306.85097 |
| dewey-tens | 300 - Social sciences |
| discipline | Pädagogik Soziologie |
| era | Geschichte 1900-2000 |
| era_facet | Geschichte 1900-2000 |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>03690nam a2200541 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV007911173</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20130830 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">930625s1992 |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0465001351</subfield><subfield code="9">0-465-00135-1</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0465090974</subfield><subfield code="9">0-465-09097-4</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)25369921</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV007911173</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakddb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-473</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-188</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">HQ535.C643</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">306.85097</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DU 4000</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)20046:761</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Coontz, Stephanie</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)113438206</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">The way we never were</subfield><subfield code="b">American families and the nostalgia trap</subfield><subfield code="c">Stephanie Coontz</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York, NY</subfield><subfield code="b">BasicBooks</subfield><subfield code="c">1992</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">XXXIX, 391 S.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">This myth-shattering examination of two centuries of American family life banishes the misconceptions about the past that cloud current debate about "family values." "Leave It to Beaver" was not a documentary, Stephanie Coontz points out; neither the 1950s nor any other moment from our past presents workable models of how to conduct our personal lives today. Without minimizing the serious new problems in American families, Coontz warns that a consoling nostalgia for a largely mythical past of "traditional values" is a trap that can only cripple our capacity to solve today's problems. From "a man's home was his castle" to "traditional families never asked for a handout," this provocative book explodes cherished illusions about the past. Organized around a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families, the book sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice. Fascinating facts abound: In the nineteenth century, the age of sexual consent in some states was nine or ten, and alcoholism and drug abuse were more rampant than today . . . Teenage childbearing peaked in the fabulous family-oriented 1950s . . . Marriages in pioneer days lasted a shorter time than they do now. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, The Way We Never Were shows that people have not suddenly and inexplicably "gone bad" and points to ways that we can help families do better. Seeing our own family pains as part of a larger social predicament means that we can stop the cycle of guilt or blame and face the real issues constructively, Coontz writes. The historical evidence reveals that families have always been in flux and often in crisis, and that families have been most successful wherever they have built meaningful networks beyond their own boundaries.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1900-2000</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Famille - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Gezin</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Heimwee</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Nostalgie</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Families</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">20th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Nostalgia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Familienleben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4193364-3</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4020517-4</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">États-Unis - Conditions sociales</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">United States</subfield><subfield code="x">Social conditions</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4078704-7</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4078704-7</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Familienleben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4193364-3</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4020517-4</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005228580</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | États-Unis - Conditions sociales USA United States Social conditions USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd |
| geographic_facet | États-Unis - Conditions sociales USA United States Social conditions |
| id | DE-604.BV007911173 |
| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-09T17:11:58Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0465001351 0465090974 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005228580 |
| oclc_num | 25369921 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-473 DE-BY-UBG DE-188 |
| owner_facet | DE-473 DE-BY-UBG DE-188 |
| physical | XXXIX, 391 S. |
| publishDate | 1992 |
| publishDateSearch | 1992 |
| publishDateSort | 1992 |
| publisher | BasicBooks |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Coontz, Stephanie Verfasser (DE-588)113438206 aut The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap Stephanie Coontz New York, NY BasicBooks 1992 XXXIX, 391 S. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index This myth-shattering examination of two centuries of American family life banishes the misconceptions about the past that cloud current debate about "family values." "Leave It to Beaver" was not a documentary, Stephanie Coontz points out; neither the 1950s nor any other moment from our past presents workable models of how to conduct our personal lives today. Without minimizing the serious new problems in American families, Coontz warns that a consoling nostalgia for a largely mythical past of "traditional values" is a trap that can only cripple our capacity to solve today's problems. From "a man's home was his castle" to "traditional families never asked for a handout," this provocative book explodes cherished illusions about the past. Organized around a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families, the book sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the division of labor along gender lines, the black family, feminism, and sexual practice. Fascinating facts abound: In the nineteenth century, the age of sexual consent in some states was nine or ten, and alcoholism and drug abuse were more rampant than today . . . Teenage childbearing peaked in the fabulous family-oriented 1950s . . . Marriages in pioneer days lasted a shorter time than they do now. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, The Way We Never Were shows that people have not suddenly and inexplicably "gone bad" and points to ways that we can help families do better. Seeing our own family pains as part of a larger social predicament means that we can stop the cycle of guilt or blame and face the real issues constructively, Coontz writes. The historical evidence reveals that families have always been in flux and often in crisis, and that families have been most successful wherever they have built meaningful networks beyond their own boundaries. Geschichte 1900-2000 Famille - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Gezin gtt Heimwee gtt Nostalgie Geschichte Families United States History 20th century Nostalgia Familienleben (DE-588)4193364-3 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf États-Unis - Conditions sociales USA United States Social conditions USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Familienleben (DE-588)4193364-3 s Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s DE-604 |
| spellingShingle | Coontz, Stephanie The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap Famille - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Gezin gtt Heimwee gtt Nostalgie Geschichte Families United States History 20th century Nostalgia Familienleben (DE-588)4193364-3 gnd Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4193364-3 (DE-588)4020517-4 (DE-588)4078704-7 |
| title | The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap |
| title_auth | The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap |
| title_exact_search | The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap |
| title_full | The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap Stephanie Coontz |
| title_fullStr | The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap Stephanie Coontz |
| title_full_unstemmed | The way we never were American families and the nostalgia trap Stephanie Coontz |
| title_short | The way we never were |
| title_sort | the way we never were american families and the nostalgia trap |
| title_sub | American families and the nostalgia trap |
| topic | Famille - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Gezin gtt Heimwee gtt Nostalgie Geschichte Families United States History 20th century Nostalgia Familienleben (DE-588)4193364-3 gnd Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd |
| topic_facet | Famille - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle Gezin Heimwee Nostalgie Geschichte Families United States History 20th century Nostalgia Familienleben États-Unis - Conditions sociales USA United States Social conditions |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT coontzstephanie thewayweneverwereamericanfamiliesandthenostalgiatrap |