Stephanie Coontz Quotes

Up until 1900, more than half the graduates from women's colleges remained single, many of them carving out careers in new fields such as social work.

[S]ince the dawn of civilization, getting in-laws has been one of marriage's most important functions.

Nostalgia wouldn't begin to capture your sense of loss, ... The Way We Really Are Coming to Terms With America's Changing Families.

But working women with retired husbands tend to be more dissatisfied with their marriages than any other type of wife.39

It is pointless to construct a hierarchy of who hurt more, and whether one kind of pain was more or less justified than another.

The worst problems for children stem from parental conflict, before, during, and after divorce or within marriage.

Contrary to popular opinion, 'Leave it to Beaver' was not a documentary.