"A Taste for Comfort and Status: A Bourgeois Family in Eighteenth-Century France" by Christine Adams is a scholarly textbook that delves into the history and social science of a bourgeois family during the Enlightenment era. The hardcover book explores the refinement of taste and the pursuit of status within the French society, shedding light on the family dynamics and cultural values of the time. Published by Pennsylvania State University Press in 2000, this 228-page book presents in-depth analysis of the sociological aspects of marriage and family during this revolutionary period in France.