Embattled Paradise: The American Family In An Age Of Uncertainty

by Arlene S. Skolnick

Was there really a golden age of the family in the 1950s—or ever? This penetrating history of the American family mounts a withering criticism of the “culture of nostalgia” that clouds current debate and offers a plan for reconstituting the American family dream.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991