Worlds Of Pain: Life In The Working-class Family

by Lillian B Rubin

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780465092482
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	09/30/1992
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1140L (what's this?)

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Robert S. Weiss

"This 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."