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Leader LDR nam a 00
Control # 1 hbl99069905
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20210708121844.0
Fixed Data 8 160630s2015 nju b 001 0 eng d
LC Card 10    $a2015937044
ISBN 20    $a9780691166483
ISBN 20    $a069116648X
Obsolete 39    $a298924$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aGCG
LC Call 50  4 $aHQ1033$b.M33 2015
ME:Pers Name 100 $aMacedo, Stephen,$d1957-
Title 245 10 $aJust married :$bsame-sex couples, monogamy & the future of marriage /$cStephen Macedo.
Imprint 260    $aPrinceton, NJ :$bPrinceton University Press,$cc2015.
Title:Varint 246 $aSame-sex couples, monogamy & the future of marriage
Title:Varint 246 $asame-sex couples, monogamy and the future of marriage
Phys Descrpt 300    $axi, 300 p. ;$c22 cm.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [267]-291) and index.
Note:Content 505 $aGay Rights and the Constitution of Reasons -- Traditional Marriage and Public Law -- Marriage, Gender Justice, and Children's Well-Being -- The Special Status of Marriage -- Marriage : Obligations, Benefits, and Access -- Reform Proposals and Alternatives to Marriage -- The Challenge of Polygamy -- Polygamy, Monogamy, and Marriage Justice -- Polygamy Unbound? : The Kody Brown Family and the Future of Plural Marriage -- Conclusion : Happily Ever After.
Abstract 520    $aThe institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage reform? Should it? Antonin Scalia and many others on the right warn of a slippery slope from same-sex marriage toward polygamy, adult incest, and the dissolution of marriage as we know it. Equally, many academics, activists, and intellectuals on the left contend that there is no place for monogamous marriage as a special status defined by law. Just Married demonstrates that both sides are wrong: the same principles of democratic justice that demand marriage equality for same-sex couples also lend support to monogamous marriage. Stephen Macedo displays the groundlessness of arguments against same-sex marriage and defends marriage as a public institution against those who would eliminate its special status or supplant it with private arrangements. Arguing that monogamy reflects and cultivates our most basic democratic values, Macedo opposes the legal recognition of polygamy, but agrees with progressives that public policies should do more to support nontraditional caring and caregiving relationships. Throughout, Macedo explores the meaning of contemporary marriage and the reasons for its fragility and its enduring significance. His defense of reformed marriage against slippery slope alarmists on the right, and radical critics of marriage on the left, vindicates the justice and common sense of the emerging consensus. Casting new light on today's debates over the future of marriage, Just Married lays the groundwork for a stronger institution.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aSame-sex marriage.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMarraige.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMonogamous relationships.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aGay couples$xFamily relationships.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aSame-sex marriage$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMarriage$zUnited States.