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By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com Guides to Marriage since 1997

The Way We Never Were Book Review

Wednesday February 28, 2007
In The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, Stephanie Coontz examines myths and half-truths about marriage and family in America.

Coontz contends that looking back at marriage in a nostalgic way can burden today's married couples and families.

FULL REVIEW

Related: The History of Marriage | More Books on Marriage History

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