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Book Review of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap

The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
fenrislorsrai avatar reviewed Dense but good on
Helpful Score: 2


Does an excellent job outlining actual trends in American families. Conclusions are backed up with lots and lots of facts with extensive annotations to make further research easy. It particular does a good job debunking the pop culture image of the American nuclear family and illustrating how many other family types are 'normal' in the US.

This is a dense book due to the amount of info in it. If you're looking for a quick overview of the subject, this book may be too weighty for you. If you're already somewhat familiar with some of the issues addressed here, this is a great book for further reading.