Download This PaperThe Evolution of the American Family
36 SUMMER-Human Rights 2 (Summer 2009)
6 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2009 Last revised: 28 May 2017
Date Written: December 21, 2009
Abstract
This short piece examines the changing meaning of marriage and the family in the U.S. Among other developments, the piece chronicles: the changing role and legal status of women in marriage; race restrictions in marriage; the legal recognition of same-sex relationships; and the increasing numbers of nonmarital families. The article is the lead piece in the Summer 2009 issue of the ABA Human Rights magazine devoted to the New American Family
Keywords: family, marriage, nonmarital, children, parent, coverture, marital rape, contraception, same-sex marriage, sexual orientation, sexuality, race, interracial marriage
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