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Class, Politics, Gender And The Marriage Divide In The United States, Naomi R. Cahn, June Carbone
Class, Politics, Gender And The Marriage Divide In The United States, Naomi R. Cahn, June Carbone
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In this article we use the idea of the 'marriage divide' to describe the transformation of the family to meet the needs of the information economy and the divisions that the transformation has created. In doing so, we emphasise three types of 'marriage divides' in the United States: class and racial, ideological and political, and family law/gender ideology.
Whither/Wither Alimony?, June Carbone, Naomi R. Cahn
Whither/Wither Alimony?, June Carbone, Naomi R. Cahn
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Can alimony be saved? Historically, alimony protected women's dependence during marriage. The most fundamental challenge for its continuation therefore rests on reconciling alimony with an era in which the majority of women, including 71% of mothers with children under 18, are in the labor market. This requires reconsideration of the nature of marriage, not just as a partnership ideal, which arguably it has long been, or as a relationship between equals, which has emerged more recently, but as an integrated part of a new economic model. This review of The Marriage Buyout by Cynthia Starnes assesses her justification for the …