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The New Wife: The Evolving Role of the American Wife

by Susan Shapiro Barash

Summary

Who's hiding the heartbreak of the baby boomer wife? What is the real truth about egalitarian marriages? How is it that becoming a wife is still a woman's ultimate aspiration? Why are women's sexual relationships with their husbands not good enough? Gender studies professor and women's issues author Susan Shapiro Barash's THE NEW WIFE takes an unprecedented look at marriage in America over the past five decades and reflects on its social implications for women. "Whether a woman is married, divorced, widowed, or never married, the prospect of being a wife looms large," Barash says. "Each decade in the evolution of the modern married woman has contributed to the profile of today's 21st century wife." Barash uncovers the reasons why women yearn to be wives, and their disappointments, pretenses, and steadfast resolve in the role. Her unique study brings insight into the myriad ways women work at being successful wives in our complex world.