Book Giveaway For One Marriage under God The Campaign to Promote Marriage in America

[close] "A provocative contribution to the public debate about the nature and purpose of marriage."
—Elizabeth Long, author of BOOK CLUBS

In this timely and extensive study of marriage politics, Melanie Heath uncovers broad cultural anxieties that fuel on-the-ground practices to reinforce a boundary of heterosexual marriage, questioning why marriage has become an issue of pervasive national preoccupation and anxiety. From marriage workshops for the general public to marriage education in high school classrooms, this book explores the impact of policies that seek to reinstitutionalize heterosexual marriage in American society. [close]