148 Pages
by
Routledge
147 Pages
by
Routledge
147 Pages
by
Routledge
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The institution of marriage has become perilously weak in America. Changes in the law over the past three decades, such as the spread of no-fault divorce and broad acquiescence to cultures of divorce and intentional childlessness, have stripped traditional marriage of important legal supports. Half of all marriages end in divorce and just as many are childless. Conjugal America seeks to recapture... Read more
Introduction 1. Children as the First Purpose of Marriage 2. Two Becoming One Flesh: Marriage as the Union of the Sexual and the Economic 3. “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace”: The Communal Nature of Marriage 4. Standing for Liberty: Marriage, Virtue, and the Political State 5. “Conjugal Happiness” and the American Style: The Special Relationship between Marriage and the American Experience 6. The Necessity of Marriage Policy
Biography
Allan C. Carlson
