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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Page 122
... wife works full time are more likely to end in divorce . Mare and Winship sum up the evidence : " The higher a woman's earning and the greater her per- manent commitment to the work force relative to her husband's , the less likely she ...
... wife works full time are more likely to end in divorce . Mare and Winship sum up the evidence : " The higher a woman's earning and the greater her per- manent commitment to the work force relative to her husband's , the less likely she ...
Page 182
... wife who works full time and divorces can simply continue to do what she is doing anyway . Life may get a little harder - or even a lot harder - but for a wife with a full - time job , a change in her marital status does not seem to ...
... wife who works full time and divorces can simply continue to do what she is doing anyway . Life may get a little harder - or even a lot harder - but for a wife with a full - time job , a change in her marital status does not seem to ...
Page 221
... wife gives ; ergo , the woman he is married to is not really his wife . The marriage is an empty shell , a husk , a legal fiction . Judges who issue divorce decrees , moreover , need not worry too much about the awesome changes they ...
... wife gives ; ergo , the woman he is married to is not really his wife . The marriage is an empty shell , a husk , a legal fiction . Judges who issue divorce decrees , moreover , need not worry too much about the awesome changes they ...
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