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Author Heath, Melanie.

Title One Marriage under God : the campaign to promote marriage in america / Melanie Heath.

Publication Info. New York : NYU Press, 2012.
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages).
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Series Intersections: transdisciplinary perspectives on genders and sexualities series
Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary 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.
Contents 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.
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Subject Marriage -- United States.
Marriage.
United States.
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
United States -- Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Heterosexuality -- United States.
Heterosexuality.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Marriage.
Heterosexuality.
Other Form: Print version: Heath, Melanie. One Marriage under God : The Campaign to Promote Marriage in America. New York : NYU Press, ©2012 9780814737125
ISBN 9780814744901 electronic book
0814744907 electronic book
9780814737125

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