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Adultery : Infidelity and the Law / Deborah L. Rhode.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rhode, Deborah L., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adultery--Law and legislation--United States--Criminal provisions.
- Adultery.
- Adultery--Law and legislation--United States.
- Adultery--Social aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.) : 1 map
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Despite declining prohibitions on sexual relationships, Americans are nearly unanimous in condemning marital infidelity. Deborah Rhode explores why. She exposes the harms that criminalizing adultery inflicts—including civil lawsuits, job termination, and loss of child custody—and makes a case for repealing laws against adultery and polygamy.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Legal History
- 3. The American Legal Landscape
- 4. Sex in the Military
- 5. Alternative Lifestyles
- 6. Sex and Politics
- 7. International Perspectives
- 8. Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- ISBN:
- 0-674-96974-X
- OCLC:
- 984545517
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