Marriage markets: how inequality is remaking the American family

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Section I: The puzzles of today's families. Class, marriage markets, and the new foundations for family life ; Blinded by the light ; Blaming the victim: the morality tale ; Getting closer: the rediscovery of marriage markets -- Section II: The new terms. The heart of the matter ; Where the men are ; Remaking class barriers: children and achievement ; The re-creation of class -- Section III: Legalizing inequality: the class divide in the meaning of family law. The law: rewriting the marital script ; Shared parenting: egalitarian, patriarchal, or both? -- Section IV: Rebuilding community: inequality, class, and family. Rebuilding from the top down: the family, inequality, and employment ; Rebuilding from the bottom up: addressing children's needs ; Sex, power, patriarchy, and parental obligation ; The death of family law--and prospects for its rebirth. Section I: The puzzles of today's families. Class, marriage markets, and the new foundations for family life Blinded by the light Blaming the victim: the morality tale Getting closer: the rediscovery of marriage markets -- Section II: The new terms. The heart of the matter Where the men are Remaking class barriers: children and achievement The re-creation of class -- Section III: Legalizing inequality: the class divide in the meaning of family law. The law: rewriting the marital script Shared parenting: egalitarian, patriarchal, or both? -- Section IV: Rebuilding community: inequality, class, and family. Rebuilding from the top down: the family, inequality, and employment Rebuilding from the bottom up: addressing children's needs Sex, power, patriarchy, and parental obligation The death of family law--and prospects for its rebirth.