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A former Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Coontz has taught history and family studies at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, since 1975. She received an MA in European history from the University of Washington in 1970 and since that time has received the Dale Richmond Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for "outstanding contributions to the field of child development," contributed articles to The Wall Street Journal, Modern Maturity, and Harper’s, and testified before Congress about her research on family issues and gender roles. Coontz also is author of six books, including: The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms With America’s Changing Families, and American Families: A Multicultural Reader.
Author Links
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- Faculty Web: Stephanie Coontz
- Keynote Highlights
- Perseus Books Group
- Connect for Kids—Book Reviews
- Forum Speaker Urges Realistic Expectations of Contemporary American Family
- Beyond the Two-Parent Family: How Teenagers Fare in Cohabiting Couple and Blended Family
- Twice As Strong
- Two Parent Family Assailed
- Family Structure
- Experts: Kids Most Need Resources, Stable Home
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