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The future of marriage / David Blankenhorn.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Blankenhorn, David.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Marriage.
Marriage--History.
Same-sex marriage.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (346 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Encounter Books, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The idea of this book began in a conversation David Blankenhorn had with the president of Freedom to Marry, a group advocating equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. This man asked Blankenhorn, a leading figure in the ?marriage movement," to endorse his group's objectives. Feeling a bit defensive, Blankenhorn replied, ?Every child deserves a mother and a father." The Future of Marriage is the result of that conversation. In their current demands, Blankenhorn points out, gay and lesbian leaders are not asking for marriage with an adjective in front of it, but marriage itself. So in t
Contents:
What is marriage?
Prehistory
The river valleys
The Trobriand Islands
What marriage is
Deinstitutionalize marriage?
Goods in conflict
Determining marriage's fate.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-282-48795-7
9786612487958
1-59403-359-5
OCLC:
609853938

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