num_pages: 320
description: 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
language: English
title: Worlds Of Pain: Life In The Working-class Family
titlecomplete: Worlds Of Pain: Life In The Working-class Family
genres: Family, Gender, Labor, Nonfiction, Read For School, Economics, Sociology, Class
ratings_count: 77
publisher: Basic Books