The growing diversity of two-parent families: challenges for family law Andrew Cherlinġ6. The pluralistic vision of marriage Shahar Lifshitzġ5. Essential to virtue? The languages of the law of marriage Carl E. Forsaking no others: coming to terms with family diversity Judith Staceyġ3. Family Policy and Law for the Twenty-First Century:ġ1. Should marriage matter? Ira Mark Ellman and Sanford L. Fragile families: debates, facts, and solutions Sara McLanahan and Irwin Garfinkelġ0. Marriage and improved well-being: using twins to parse the correlation, asking how marriage helps, and wondering why more people do not buy a bargain Robert E. Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriages: change over time and implications for marital quality Paul R. The curious relationship of marriage and freedom Katherine Franke Marriage at the crossroads in England and Wales Rebecca ProbertĦ.
The division of labor across time and generations Margaret F. blue marriage June Carbone and Naomi CahnĤ. International family change and continuity: the past and future from the developmental idealism perspective Arland Thorntonģ. History, Demographics, and Economics - Multiple Perspectives on Families:Ģ. Introduction Marsha Garrison and Elizabeth Scott Drawing on the expertise of social scientists and legal scholars, the book will be a key text for anyone who seeks to understand marriage as a social institution and to evaluate proposals for marriage reform.ġ.
The interdisciplinary approach offered by this edited volume provides tools to inform the debate and to assist policy makers in resolving questions about marriage at a critical juncture. These trends mask a new, idealized vision of marriage as a marker of success as well as a growing class divide in childbearing behavior: the children of better educated, wealthier individuals continue to be born into relatively stable marital unions while the children of less educated, poorer individuals are increasingly born and raised in more fragile, nonmarital households. Across most of the industrialized world, unmarried cohabitation and nonmarital births have skyrocketed while marriage rates are at record lows. The institution of marriage is at a crossroads. Description Product filter button Description
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