Divorce, American Style contests the frequent claim that marriage has become a more flexible legal status over time. Enduring ideas about marriage and the family continue to have a powerful effect on the structure of a wide range of social programs in the United States.
Divorce, American Style contests the frequent claim that marriage has become a more flexible legal status over time. Enduring ideas about marriage and the family continue to have a powerful effect on the structure of a wide range of social programs in the United States.
Suzanne Kahn is Director of the Great Democracy Initiative and the Education, Jobs, and Worker Power Program at the Roosevelt Institute.
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Contents Introduction. Divorce, 1970s Style Part I. The Divorce Revolution Chapter 1. From Alimony Drones to Breeding Cows: Women and the Divorce Law Revolution Chapter 2. From the Altar to the Grave: The Beginnings of the Feminist Divorce Reform Movement Part II. A Galaxy of Laws Chapter 3. Partners or Parasites? Class, Race, and Credit Rights Chapter 4. The Privileges of Marriage: Divorced Women and Selective Entitlements to HealthCare Chapter 5. Marriage as Work, Marriage as Partnership: Divorced Women's Fight for Social Security Chapter 6. "How You Lose Money by Being a Woman": Divorce in an Age of Proliferating Retirement Savings Options Chapter 7. An Expensive Endurance Test: Compromising Toward Success in the 1980s Part III. Stable Divorce Rates and Unstable Politics Chapter 8. "Responsibility, Equity; Not Cruelty": Changing Venues for Feminist Divorce Reformers Chapter 9. "Saving the Next Generation": The Changing Politics of Divorce Conclusion. No-Fault Divorce in a Morality-Based Welfare System Notes Index Acknowledgments
Contents Introduction. Divorce, 1970s Style Part I. The Divorce Revolution Chapter 1. From Alimony Drones to Breeding Cows: Women and the Divorce Law Revolution Chapter 2. From the Altar to the Grave: The Beginnings of the Feminist Divorce Reform Movement Part II. A Galaxy of Laws Chapter 3. Partners or Parasites? Class, Race, and Credit Rights Chapter 4. The Privileges of Marriage: Divorced Women and Selective Entitlements to HealthCare Chapter 5. Marriage as Work, Marriage as Partnership: Divorced Women's Fight for Social Security Chapter 6. "How You Lose Money by Being a Woman": Divorce in an Age of Proliferating Retirement Savings Options Chapter 7. An Expensive Endurance Test: Compromising Toward Success in the 1980s Part III. Stable Divorce Rates and Unstable Politics Chapter 8. "Responsibility, Equity; Not Cruelty": Changing Venues for Feminist Divorce Reformers Chapter 9. "Saving the Next Generation": The Changing Politics of Divorce Conclusion. No-Fault Divorce in a Morality-Based Welfare System Notes Index Acknowledgments
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