Worlds of Pain: Life in the Working-Class Family

by Lillian Breslow Rubin and Lillian B. Rubin

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465097243
• ISBN13: 9780465097241
• Release Date: October 1977
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Though not perfect, Rubin's work sheds light on many of the inter-personal and inter-gender plaues on America's working class families. Most importantly, Rubin writes with a believable sensitivity that heightens the text's effictiveness.