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010			_a 2008053508
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035			_a(OCoLC)264044771 _z(OCoLC)1022658179
050	0	0	_aHQ535 _b.C416 2009
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100	1		_aCherlin, Andrew J., _d1948-
245	1	4	_aThe marriage-go-round : _bthe state of marriage and the family in America today / _cAndrew J. Cherlin.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2009.
300			_a271 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index.
505	0		_aAcknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: How American family life is different -- 2: Historical origins of the American pattern, 1650-1900 -- 3: Rise of the companionate marriage, 1900-1960 -- 4: Individualized marriage and the expressive divorce, 1960-2000 -- 5: American way of marriage -- 6: M-factor -- 7: Blue-collar blues/white-collar weddings -- 8: Slow down -- Appendix: Charts -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aPublisher's Description: From one of the nation's leading experts on the American family, a book that explores the state of marriage in America today; its evolution culturally; and with regard to religion and the law, how and why the present state of marriage-a merry-go-round of partnerships-developed, and the implications for parents and children. During Andrew J. Cherlin's three decades of study and analysis of family life, he came to see that marriage in the United States was different than in other Western countries-Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand-in a way that no one was writing about. He realized that marriage in America, unlike in other countries in the world, was seen as a cultural ideal, and the U.S. government was spending money to promote its continuation. The institution of marriage had become a social and political battlefield. Cherlin writes that Americans marry more repeatedly and have more live-in partners; that marriage and remarriage, frequent divorce, and short-term cohabiting relationships have resulted in a core upheaval in American family life; and that American children have been left to cope with the frequent and disruptive comings and goings of parents. He writes that Americans have come to embrace two contradictory models of personal and family life: marriage, a formal commitment to share one's life with another; and individualism, which emphasizes personal growth and development. The former promotes a lasting relationship; the latter encourages one to move on. Each model is culturally reinforced by two basic, powerful institutions: religion and law. Cherlin writes about the inconsistency of American religion and law with regard to family life. He argues that contemporary religion, although supportive of marriage, embraces the quest for self-development. And he makes clear that family law, which used to be centered on marriage, is today focused on the individual and his or her obligations to children.
650		0	_aFamilies _zUnited States _xHistory.
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650	0	7	_aFamilie. _2swd
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655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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