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
- "Courtship, Marriage and Adulthood in a Changing America: Implications for the Next Generation,"
Lakeside School Parent Association
When: October 6, 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
- " What Is a Real Marriage? And Who Gets to Decide?" Kitsap County Council for Human Rights
When: October 14, 2008
Location: Olympia College Theatre Building, Bremerton, WA
- "Helping Families Navigate the 21st Century: What Do We Need to Know?"
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference
When: 4:30 pm, November 1, 2008
Location: Memphis Convention Center
- Featured Speaker, Minnesota Council on Family Relations
When: December 4, 2008
Location: University of Minnesota
- Workshop on Writing Op Eds and Explaining Your Research to the Press, Sociologists for Women in Society
When: February 8, 2009
Location: Savannah, GA
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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