Marriage Markets by June Carbone
In this rigorous and enlightening account of why American families have transformed so much since the 1960s, two leading scholars of family law argue that the changing economy, rather than changing morals, is at the root of family instability.
In easy-to-read prose, the authors also show how divorce courts erect barriers between poor dads and their children, while expanding the rights of rich dadsChanging attitudes about marriage require overhauling family law to both strengthen unions while ending the presumption that marriage is best for rearing children. * David Cay Johnston, Books of the Year 2014, Newsweek *
Asking why fewer people marry, two American legal academics show how, over the decades, economic inequality has undermined the rationality of marriage for many and weakened the family. * Books of the year 2014, The Economist *
Asking why fewer people marry, two American legal academics show how, over the decades, economic inequality has undermined the rationality of marriage for many and weakened the family. * Books of the year 2014, The Economist *
NC: Professor of Law, George Washington University; co-author of Red Families v. Blue Families (OUP) JC: Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City; co-author of Red Families v. Blue Families (OUP)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199916580 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199916586 |
| Title | Marriage Markets |
| Author | June Carbone |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2014-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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