The Abolition of Marriage: How We Destroy Lasting LoveMarriage is disappearing as a cultural norm in America, with disastrous consequences for the social and economic stability that depend on it. That's the reality that Maggie Gallagher asks us to face--and to change--in this revealing look at marriage in America today. |
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... African American men who die are murdered.3 Homicide was the leading or second - leading cause of death among black ... African American family experience in this country is usually treated in the public debate as the exception to the ...
... African American men who die are murdered.3 Homicide was the leading or second - leading cause of death among black ... African American family experience in this country is usually treated in the public debate as the exception to the ...
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... black American children , but also because it constitutes a kind of petri dish in which the forces buffeting all American families can be seen and examined . Is marriage infinitely adaptable to new social conditions , as trendy ...
... black American children , but also because it constitutes a kind of petri dish in which the forces buffeting all American families can be seen and examined . Is marriage infinitely adaptable to new social conditions , as trendy ...
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... black marriage averages less than nine - tenths of a child.26 The birthrates of black married women have fallen so sharply that absent out- of - wedlock childbearing , the African American population would not only fail to reproduce ...
... black marriage averages less than nine - tenths of a child.26 The birthrates of black married women have fallen so sharply that absent out- of - wedlock childbearing , the African American population would not only fail to reproduce ...
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