Worlds Of Pain: Life In The Working-class Family

Worlds Of Pain: Life In The Working-class Family
ISBN-10
0465097243
ISBN-13
9780465097241
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
268
Language
English
Published
1977-10-12
Publisher
Basic Books
Author
Lillian B. Rubin

Description

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 critiques of contemporary American life that I have read.--Michael B. Katz Professor of History, York UniversityThis is a sensitive and compassionate portrayal of childhood, marriage, and adult life among the hard-working not-quite poor. It is an important contribution to our understanding of ourselves.--Robert S. Weiss, author of Marital Separation

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