One Marriage under God : The Campaign to Promote Marriage in America.

By: Heath, MelanieMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Intersections SerPublisher: New York : New York University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (275 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780814744901Subject(s): Heterosexuality - United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: One Marriage under God : The Campaign to Promote Marriage in AmericaDDC classification: 306.810973 LOC classification: HQ536.H427 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Marriage Promotion, Heterosexuality, and "Being American" -- 1 Unite! Marriage and American Identity -- 2 The Stakes of Gender and Heterosexuality -- 3 Widening the Marriage Gap -- 4 Teaching Marriage to Single Mothers and Inmates -- 5 Marriage Recitals in High School -- 6 Contesting Native American Marriage -- Conclusion: The Power of the "M-Word" -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Sample Characteristics: In-depth Interviews of Participants in Workshops for the General Population -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- About the Author.
Summary: The meaning and significance of the institution of marriage has engendered angry and boisterous battles across the United States. In this timely and extensive study of marriage politics, Melanie Heath uncovers broad cultural anxieties that fuel on-the-ground practices to reinforce a boundary of heterosexual marriage, questioning why marriage has become an issue of pervasive national preoccupation and anxiety. From marriage workshops for the general public to relationship classes for welfare recipients to marriage education in high school classrooms, One Marriage Under God explores the impact of policies that seek to re-institutionalize heterosexual marriage in American society.
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Marriage Promotion, Heterosexuality, and "Being American" -- 1 Unite! Marriage and American Identity -- 2 The Stakes of Gender and Heterosexuality -- 3 Widening the Marriage Gap -- 4 Teaching Marriage to Single Mothers and Inmates -- 5 Marriage Recitals in High School -- 6 Contesting Native American Marriage -- Conclusion: The Power of the "M-Word" -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Sample Characteristics: In-depth Interviews of Participants in Workshops for the General Population -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- About the Author.

The meaning and significance of the institution of marriage has engendered angry and boisterous battles across the United States. In this timely and extensive study of marriage politics, Melanie Heath uncovers broad cultural anxieties that fuel on-the-ground practices to reinforce a boundary of heterosexual marriage, questioning why marriage has become an issue of pervasive national preoccupation and anxiety. From marriage workshops for the general public to relationship classes for welfare recipients to marriage education in high school classrooms, One Marriage Under God explores the impact of policies that seek to re-institutionalize heterosexual marriage in American society.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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