296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Marriage, Sexuality, and Gender examines contemporary debates about the meaning and value of marriage. The book analyzes arguments for traditional marriage, including those of neonaturalists, utilitarians, and communitarians or virtue theorists. The volume also considers a range of feminist, welfarist, and liberationist arguments for ending the institution altogether. It evaluates two major reform... Read more
Introduction Chapter 1: A Look in the Rearview Mirror Chapter 2: In Defense of Marraige ("When I'm Sixty-Four") Chapter 3: Marriage and Its Critics ("Let's Call the Whole Thing Off") Chapter 4: Just Marriage ("We Can Work It Out:) Conclusion: A Modest Proposal Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Biography
Robin West
"West argues that same-sex marriage proponents should not rule morality out, as the courts have done, but take morality on. She convincingly articulates an affirmative moral case that the ‘good’ of marriage—fostering intimacy and care giving for dependents—applies equally to homosexual and heterosexual couples."
—New York Review of Books
