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Journal Article
Social Norms and the Legal Regulation of Marriage
2000
Overview
Americans have interesting and somewhat puzzling attitudes about the state's role in defining and enforcing family obligations. Yet any legal initiative designed to reinforce the commitment of marriage generates controversy and is viewed with suspicion in many quarters. The law tends to reflect - and perhaps contributes to - this wariness about legal commitment in marriage. Marriage has become a battleground in the culture wars, pitting cultural and religious conservatives against political liberals and feminists. This essay presents an account of the relationship between family law and the social norms surrounding marriage.
