Steven Nock, Laura Sanchez, James Wright

Covenant Marriage

The Movement to Reclaim Tradition in America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Some state governments have enacted "covenant mar-riage" laws, requiring couples to choose between a con-ventional and a covenant marriage. The familiar type of union requires little effort to enter and can be terminated by either party. Covenant marriage requires premarital coun-seling, an agreement bound by fault-based rules or waiting periods to exit, and a legal stipulation that a couple can divorce only after the couple has received counseling. Drawing on interviews with 700 couples this book evaluates the viability of public policy in marital affairs and explores the meaning of marriage

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780813543260
• ISBN-10: 0813543266
• Artikelnr.: 23439697

Autorenporträt

Steven L. Nock is Commonwealth Professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. Laura A. Sanchez is an associate professor of sociology Bowling Green State University. James D. Wright is the Provost Distinguished Research Professor of sociology at the University of Central Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
1 Covenant marriage and the marriage movement
2 Covenant marriage in Louisiana : legal and historical background
3 The implementation of covenant marriage in Louisiana
4 Who wants a covenant marriage?
5 The role of religion in covenant and standard marriages / with Jill A.
Deines
6 The ongoing marriage
7 Divorce, religiosity, and counseling
8 Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
References
Index
About the Authors