One Marriage Under God : The Campaign to Promote Marriage in America /

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The meaning and significance of the institution of marriage has engendered angry and boisterous battles across the United States. In this timely and extensive study of marriage politics, Melanie Heath uncovers broad cultural anxieties that fuel on-the-ground practices to reinforce a boundary of hete...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heath, Melanie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions
Marriage > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Marriage.
Heterosexuality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Marriage.
Heterosexualite > États-Unis.
Mariage > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Mariage > États-Unis.
Heterosexuality > United States.
Marriage > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Marriage Promotion, Heterosexuality, and "Being American"; 1 Unite! Marriage and American Identity; 2 The Stakes of Gender and Heterosexuality; 3 Widening the Marriage Gap; 4 Teaching Marriage to Single Mothers and Inmates; 5 Marriage Recitals in High School; 6 Contesting Native American Marriage; Conclusion: The Power of the "M-Word"; Appendix A: Methods; Appendix B: Sample Characteristics: In-depth Interviews of Participants in Workshops for the General Population; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N.

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