What is marriage for? /

"Marriage, as E. J. Graff shows in this tour through the history of marriage in the West, has always been a social battleground, its rules constantly shifting to fit each era and economy. The marriage debates have been especially tumultuous for the past hundred and fifty years - in ways that le...

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Main Author: Graff, E. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, c2004.
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Summary:"Marriage, as E. J. Graff shows in this tour through the history of marriage in the West, has always been a social battleground, its rules constantly shifting to fit each era and economy. The marriage debates have been especially tumultuous for the past hundred and fifty years - in ways that lead directly to today's debate over whether marriage could mean not just Boy + Girl = Babies, but also Girl + Girl = Love."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:xxiii, 303 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-291) and index.
ISBN:0807041351 (pbk. : alk. paper)