Promises to Keep Decline and Renewal of Marriage in America |
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| Editor:
| Popenoe, David
Blankenhorn, David |
| Contribution by:
| Popenoe, David
Blankenhorn, David
Browning, Don S.
The Council on Families in America, The Council
Eastman, Moira
Elshtain, Jean Bethke
Gallagher, Maggie
Galston, William A.
Giele, Janet Z.
Glenn, Norval D.
Regan, Milton C.
Schneider, Carl E.
Thornton, Arland
Weiss, Robert S.
Whitehead, Barbara Dafoe |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8231-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 1996 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection of essays by prominent lawyers, theologians, social scientists, policy makers, and activists examines the reasons why the once treasured institution of marriage has been steadily displaced by a culture of divorce and unwed parenthood. Promises to Keep presents the full text of The Council on Families in America's 1995 investigation, Marriage in America: A Report to the Nation, and the contributors provide suggestions for marital resurrection to counteract trends that...
More DescriptionThis collection of essays by prominent lawyers, theologians, social scientists, policy makers, and activists examines the reasons why the once treasured institution of marriage has been steadily displaced by a culture of divorce and unwed parenthood. Promises to Keep presents the full text of The Council on Families in America's 1995 investigation, Marriage in America: A Report to the Nation, and the contributors provide suggestions for marital resurrection to counteract trends that have created tragic hardships for children, generated poverty within families, and burdened us with insupportable social costs. Sponsored by The Institute for American Values.