Conjugal America - On the Public Purposes of Marriage

Klappentext Seeks to capture the real purposes of marriage and the unchanging nature of this most vital and fundamental human institution. Confronting contemporary issues and drawing on the natural and social sciences! this book also reaches into the past to find truths grounded in human experience. Zusammenfassung The institution of marriage has become perilously weak in America Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Allan C. Carlson, Carlson Allan C.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780765803627
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0362-7
• Pagine: 147
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Sociology: family & relationships, United States of America, USA, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships