Untying the Knot : Marriage, the State, and the Case for Their Divorce /

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Marriage is at the center of one of today's fiercest political debates. Activists argue about how to define it, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. Few, however, ask whether the state should have a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metz, Tamara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010]
Edición:Course Book
Temas:
Civil unions > United States.
Divorce > United States.
Marriage > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Toward a Liberal Theory of Marriage and the State
  • 2. Confusion in the Courts
  • 3. Marriage and the State in Liberal Political Thought
  • 4. Marriage: A Formal, Comprehensive Social Institution
  • 5. The Liberal Case for Disestablishing Marriage and Creating an Intimate Caregiving Union Status
  • 6. Reconsidering the Public/Private Divide
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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