description: The movement for same-sex marriage has triggered an unprecedented crisis in the social norms and laws governing marriage. All great civilizations have sought to unite, in the institution of marriage, the goods of sexual intimacy, childbearing and childrearing, and lifelong love between adults. But the last five decades have witnessed the erosion of marriage as a public institution in the developed world. The separation of the goods previously united in marriage has led thoughtful people to question why marriage should be denied to homosexuals. This volume brings together the best of contemporary scholarship on marriage from a variety of disciplines?history, ethics, economics, law and public policy, philosophy, sociol
language: English
title: The Meaning of Marriage: Family, State, Market, And Morals
titlecomplete: The Meaning of Marriage: Family, State, Market, And Morals
genres: Family
ratings_count: 28
publisher: Spence Pub