ISBN:
9781400832224
,
1400832225
,
1282458787
,
9781282458789
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 205 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Metz, Tamara Untying the knot
DDC:
306.8410973
Keywords:
Marriage United States
;
Divorce United States
;
Civil unions United States
;
United States
;
Marriage
;
Divorce
;
Civil unions
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology ; Marriage & Family
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; History & Theory
;
Civil unions
;
Divorce
;
Marriage
;
United States
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Marriage is at the center of one of today's fiercest political debates. Activists argue about how to define it, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. Few, however, ask whether the state should have anything to do with marriage in the first place. In Untying the Knot, Tamara Metz addresses this crucial question, making a powerful argument that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. Rather than defining or conferring marriage, or relying on it to achieve legitimate public welfare
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-198) and index. - Description based on print version record
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