Welcome to Stephanie Coontz's official website!
Here you will find a wealth of information about Coontz's professional work examining and documenting family systems, both those of the past and those of today. Of primary interest are Coontz's multiple books, containing the knowledge she has gathered throughout her career.
Books by Stephanie Coontz:
- Marriage, a History - selected as one of the best books of 2005 by the Washington Post
- The Way We Never Were
- The Way We Really Are
- The Social Origins of Private Life
- American Families, A Multicultural Reader
For a list of recent speaking engagements, refer to Coontz's Curriculum Vita (pdf).
Interviews
- Good Question: How Has Marriage Changed? WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, March 8, 2007
- Psychjourney Podcasts
- Video — Media Appearances Sampler (50MB MPG download)
Lectures and Other Speaking Engagements
- Council on Contemporary Families Annual Confe
When: April 25-26, 2008
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Featured Speaker,
Annual Conference of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation.
When: May 1 & 2, 2008
Location: Suffern, NY
- Oregon State Health University Grand Rounds presentation
"The Myth of the Normal Family
When: May 20, 2008
Location: Portland, OR
When: August 8-15, 2008
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Coontz is available for lectures and other speaking engagements through the Jodi Solomon Speakers Bureau: jodi@jodisolomon.biz or visit www.jodisolomonspeakers.com. Professional organizations can reach her directly at: coontzs@evergreen.edu.
New Book on Marriage Released!
Stephanie Coontz's latest work, Marriage, A History, was recently released. Please visit the Marriage, A History page on this website for more information about this title, including availability.
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