Intimate Affiliation and Democracy: Beyond Marriage?

McClain, Linda C.

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Intimate Affiliation and Democracy: Beyond Marriage?

Linda C. McClain

Boston University - School of Law

Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 32, p. 379, 2003

Abstract:
This article takes up the question: Should family law and policy move beyond marriage? It assesses a spectrum of answers to that question. Rejecting proposals, on the one hand, to shore up traditional marriage, and, on the other, to abolish marriage, it argues that family law and policy should not move wholly beyond marriage, but should support marriage in a way that better fosters greater equality within and among families. The article is part of a symposium on "Marriage, Families, and Democracy," published in 32 Hofstra Law Review 23-421 (2003).

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Keywords: marriage, equality, family, democracy, same-sex marriage, intimate affiliation

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Date posted: September 8, 2004

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McClain, Linda C., Intimate Affiliation and Democracy: Beyond Marriage?. Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 32, p. 379, 2003. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=588422

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