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Marriage and values in public policy : conflicts in the UK, the US and Australia / Elizabeth van Acker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Acker, Elizabeth, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; 28.
- Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage--Government policy--United States.
- Marriage.
- Marriage--Government policy--Great Britain.
- Marriage--Government policy--Australia.
- Social values.
- Marriage--Government policy.
- Australia.
- Great Britain.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 208 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Contents:
- Introduction: neoliberalism, values and marriage policies
- Transforming the legal state of marriage
- The clash of institutional versus individual values
- Changing gender relations and values in marriage
- The neglect of the marriage divide and disadvantaged cohorts
- Government strategies to strengthen marriage
- The contradictory politics of same-sex marriage
- Conclusions: can all couples "live happily ever after" in neoliberal societies?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138813458
- 1138813451
- OCLC:
- 970658423
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