Work and the Family System: A Naturalistic Study of Working-class and Lower-middle-class Families
The classic that is widely acknowledged to be the most valuable and insightful book ever written on the dynamics of working-class family life by a renowned sociologist, psychotherapist, and bestselling author.One of the most devastating ...
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In this challenging sequel to A Millennium of Family Change Wally Seccombe examines in detail the ways in which large-scale economic changes shape the microcosm of personal life.
The Long Struggle: Well-functioning Working-class Black Families
James Timberlake, Prohibition and the Progressive Movement (Cambridge, Mass., 1965), pp. 67—75; David S. Beyer, “Safety Provisions in the United States Steel Corporation,” Survey, 7 May 1910. Brody, Steelworkers, p.
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An up-close and intimate look inside the lives, hearts, and minds of America's working-class families.