Inside the American couple : new thinking/new challenges / edited by Marilyn Yalom and Laura L. Carstensen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yalom, Marilyn.

Carstensen, Laura L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Couples--United States.

Couples.

Interpersonal relations--United States.

Interpersonal relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 266 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2002]

Summary:

Here, sixteen powerhouse contributors examine the perpetually asked question of why the "couple" seems to be such a fundamental unit in Western societies. They suggest some fascinating answers--and along the way permanently alter how we think about partnership.

Contents:

Biblical models / Marilyn Yalom

Dearest friend / Edith B. Gelles

"The thing bartered" / Kate Washington

"Boston marriage" among lesbians / Esther D. Rothblum

"You'll never walk alone" / Ellen Lewin

The couple at home / Nel Noddings

When one of us is ill / Mary Felstiner

Wives and husbands working together / Cynthia Fuchs Epstein

Grounds for marriage / Arlene Skolnick

Divorce, American style / Deborah L. Rhode

What's a wife worth? / Myra H. Strober

Toward an understanding of Asian American interracial marriage and dating / Jeanne L. Tsai, Diane E. Przymus, and Jennifer L. Best

Arranged marriages / Monisha Pasupathi

Marriage in old age / Susan Turk Charles and Laura L. Carstensen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520219759

0520229576

OCLC:

48851255