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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Heath, Melanie (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : NYU Press, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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 heterosexual marriage, questioning why marriage has become an issue of pervasive national preoccupation and anxiety. From marriage workshops for the general public to relationship classes for welfare recipients to marriage education in high school classrooms, One Marriage Under God explores the impact o.
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780814744901

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