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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0812223330
- EAN
- 9780812223330
- Date of Publication
- 2015-04-10
- Release Title
- American Marriage: A Political Institution (American Governanc...
- Artist
- Yamin, Priscilla
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Book Title
- American Marriage: A Political Institution (American Governanc...
- Subject Area
- Family & Relationships, Law, Political Science
- Publication Name
- American Marriage : a Political Institution
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Family Law / Marriage, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Public Policy / Social Policy
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Series
- American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 11.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812223330
ISBN-13
9780812223330
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208721859
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
American Marriage : a Political Institution
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Subject
Family Law / Marriage, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Public Policy / Social Policy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Law, Political Science
Series
American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
A powerful analysis of the complex interactions between the public obligations expected of citizens and the private ones expected of marriage partners. Yamin demonstrates how our most intimate relationships have been shaped by political agendas, and in turn how our changing notion of personal rights and obligations are reshaping political debates., A splendid contribution to the scholarship of politics and marriage. . . . An exemplary work in a neglected field., Because Yamin, a political scientist, so astutely illustrates the hefty political work that marriage does in the face of the widespread belief that it is entirely nonpolitical, she deepens our grasp of its history., "An invitation to further and deeper conversations among scholars interested in all types of identity-based inequalities about the political institution of marriage and the politics of inclusion."-- Politics and Gender, "A powerful analysis of the complex interactions between the public obligations expected of citizens and the private ones expected of marriage partners. Yamin demonstrates how our most intimate relationships have been shaped by political agendas, and in turn how our changing notion of personal rights and obligations are reshaping political debates."--Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, A History, "A splendid contribution to the scholarship of politics and marriage. . . . An exemplary work in a neglected field."--Anne Norton, University of Pennsylvania, "A powerful analysis of the complex interactions between the public obligations expected of citizens and the private ones expected of marriage partners. Yamin demonstrates how our most intimate relationships have been shaped by political agendas, and in turn how our changing notion of personal rights and obligations are reshaping political debates."--Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage, An invitation to further and deeper conversations among scholars interested in all types of identity-based inequalities about the political institution of marriage and the politics of inclusion., "Because Yamin, a political scientist, so astutely illustrates the hefty political work that marriage does in the face of the widespread belief that it is entirely nonpolitical, she deepens our grasp of its history."-- Journal of American History
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
306.810973
Table Of Content
List of Abbreviations Introduction: Marriage as a Political Institution I. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1. The "Duties as Well as Privileges of Freedom Chapter 2. "What Constitutes a Valid Marriage?" II. THE LONG CULTURE WARS Chapter 3. "Marriage Is One of the Basic Civil Rights of Man" Chapter 4. "Marriage Is the Foundation of a Successful Society" Chapter 5. "We're in a Battle for the Soul of the Nation" Conclusion: "Is There Hope for the American Marriage?" Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Synopsis
As states across the country battle internally over same-sex marriage in the courts, in legislatures, and at the ballot box, activists and scholars grapple with its implications for the status of gays and lesbians and for the institution of marriage itself. Yet, the struggle over same-sex marriage is only the most recent political and public debate over marriage in the United States. What is at stake for those who want to restrict marriage and for those who seek to extend it? Why has the issue become such a national debate? These questions can be answered only by viewing marriage as a political institution as well as a religious and cultural one. In its political dimension, marriage circumscribes both the meaning and the concrete terms of citizenship. Marriage represents communal duty, moral education, and social and civic status. Yet, at the same time, it represents individual choice, contract, liberty, and independence from the state. According to Priscilla Yamin, these opposing but interrelated sets of characteristics generate a tension between a politics of obligations on the one hand and a politics of rights on the other. To analyze this interplay, American Marriage examines the status of ex-slaves at the close of the Civil War, immigrants at the turn of the twentieth century, civil rights and women's rights in the 1960s, and welfare recipients and gays and lesbians in the contemporary period. Yamin argues that at moments when extant political and social hierarchies become unstable, political actors turn to marriage either to stave off or to promote political and social changes. Some marriages are pushed as obligatory and necessary for the good of society, while others are contested or presented as dangerous and harmful. Thus political struggles over race, gender, economic inequality, and sexuality have been articulated at key moments through the language of marital obligations and rights. Seen this way, marriage is not outside the political realm but interlocked with it in mutual evolution., In American Marriage , Priscilla Yamin argues that marriage is a political institution to which actors turn either to stave off or to promote change over issues of race, gender, class, or sexuality. In the political struggle, certain marriages are pushed as necessary for the good of society, while others are contested or prevented.
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- r***d (274)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem in great condition 😁 SELLER communicated any time I had a question 😍 Good value 😊 packaged securely 🙂 Shipping said 7-14 days which is correct , would purchase again from rhis seller ... Thank You
- 6***t (480)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasePurchasing form this company can at times be frustrating due to items never arriving, very low shipping time and the inability to track the items. But I gave them another chance and purchased many maps and books over the past few months and have received all of them. Last year, it was hit and miss. All items were in the condition as described. Packaging is minimal. The only downside is extremely slow shipping. I rate them a C+. Nothing to gloat about but eventually you will get what you wanted.