One Marriage under God: the campaign to promote marriage in america
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Main Author: Heath, Melanie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York NYU Press 2012
Series:Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 260 pages)
ISBN:0814744907
9780814737125
9780814744901

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