Women and the common life : love, marriage, and feminism / Christopher Lasch ; edited by Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn.

Author/creator Lasch, Christopher
Other author Lasch-Quinn, Elisabeth.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©1997.
Descriptionxxvii, 196 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Women--History.
Marriage--History.
Families--History.
Sex role--History.
Feminism--History.

Contents The comedy of love and the Querelle des Femmes : aristocratic satire on marriage -- The mysteries of attraction -- The suppression of clandestine marriage in England : the Marriage Act of 1753 -- Bourgeois domesticity, the revolt against patriarchy, and the attack on fashion -- The sexual division of labor, the decline of civic culture, and the rise of the suburbs -- Gilligan's island -- The mismeasure of man -- Misreading the facts about families -- Life in the therapeutic state.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96015988
ISBN0393040186

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HQ1121 .L37 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold