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Just Marriage (New Democracy Forum Boston Review)

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
019517626X, 9780195176261, 0195176251, 9780195176254, 9781423722526
Open Library ID
OL7391277M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
373 kB (382056 bytes)
Pages
128\129
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

From the ground breaking legal decisions on gay marriage to the promotion of marriage for low-income families, the "sacred institution" of marriage has turned into a public battleground. Who should be allowed to marry and is marriage a public or private act? Should marriage be abandoned completely? Or should marriage be redefined as a civil institution that promotes sexual and racial equality?As the fierce national debate over same-sex marriage and civil unions continues, Mary Lyndon Shanley argues that while the state should continue to play a role in regulating personal relations, the law must be fundamentally reformed if marriage is to become a more just institution. Fourteen prominent writers and thinkers respond, including Nancy F. Cott, William N. Eskridge, Jr., Amitai Etzioni, Martha Albertson Fineman, and Cass R. Sunstein.

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