Beth Rubin: 3 books

Faced with her husbands infidelity, Ellen Gold has no place to hide. She must confront the reality of her dead marriage. But at 50, she cant figure out where shes been, where she is and where shes going. Tapping a wellspring she doesnt know she has, Ellen finds the strength to wrestle with...

Examining the changes in society in the United States, Beth Rubin explains how the current era differs fundamentally from the post-World War Two period; how and why that change has occurred; and what its meaning is to everyday life. She traces the changes from a domestic to a global economy, the transformation...

Can social studies classrooms be effective "makers" of citizens if much of what occurs in these classrooms does little to prepare young people to participate in the civic and political life of our democracy? Making Citizens illustrates how social studies can recapture its civic purpose through...