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In this surprising landmark book, family historian stephanie coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the traditional marriage. Coontz teaches history and family studies at the evergreen state college in. Stephanie coontz born august 31, 1944 is an author, historian, and faculty member at evergreen state college. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in. Like most visions of a golden age, the traditional family evaporates on closer examination.
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Summary of the radical idea of marrying for love in the essay the radical idea of marrying for love, stephanie coontz surveys the history of marriage throughout the world, revealing its historical purposes and the philosophies surrounding it. Dec 30, 2006 stephanie coontz is a professor of history at the evergreen state college in olympia, washington, and wrote marriage, a history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the way we never were. Subscribe here celebrate our 25th anniversary with us by clicking here for a free download of this special issue l abors love lost. Ironically, as marriage is becoming a more emotionally satisfying relationship, it is also becoming less. Marriage, a history edition by stephanie coontz and publisher penguin books pus.
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