On Our Own
Melissa Ludtke
(Author)
Description
The U.S. has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women in recent decades-from 4% of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30% today. Melissa Ludtke's book is the only in-depth analysis of this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances.Product Details
Price
$40.74
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
March 31, 1999
Pages
483
Dimensions
6.0 X 1.38 X 9.04 inches | 1.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520218307
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About the Author
Melissa Ludtke is a journalist. While researching and writing On Our Own she had fellowships at Harvard, Radcliffe, and the Columbia School of Journalism.
Reviews
"Ludtke . . . conducts an illuminating tour of the profound social and moral changes that have occurred over the past generation, as played out in the lives of more than thirty women, including herself. . . . Ludtke's book is a lesson that . . . intensely personal storytelling coupled with solid research can illuminate a topic in ways that more traditional journalism may not."--Dale Mezzacappa, "Boston Globe
