Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-24-1997

Keywords

marriage, gender equality, legal status of marriage

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This paper was presented at a roundtable meeting, "Strategies to Strengthen Marriage: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Know?" sponsored by the Family Impact Seminar on June 23 and 24, 1997, in Washington, DC.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to give a brief historical overview of the way in which the American legal system has traditionally regulated marriage.

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Law

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