Contemporary marriage involves complex notions of both connection and freedom. On the one hand, spouses are members of a shared community, while on the other they are discrete individuals with their own distinct interests. Alone Together explores the ways in which law seeks to accommodate tensions between commitment and freedom in marriage. Author Milton Regan suggests that only close attention to context can guide us in deciding what weight to assign to each dimension of spousal identity in a given setting. This interdisciplinary work has relevance to family law, family studies, feminist legal theory, and the debate between liberal and communitarian social theorists.
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"...[a] well-researched and thoughtful book....Regan offers a rich analysis showing the philosophical and legal underpinnings of contemporary marriages."--Choice
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Milton C. Regan is at Georgetown University Law Center.
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Mr. Regan draws on an impressive knowledge of law and the subtleties of human relationships in this book. I found it scholarly, but more or less accessible, as well as organized and thorough. At times approaching the philosophical, Mr. Regan's work left me more knowledgeable about his subject, but also more aware of my own place in a relationship and in society. This is not just a book for law students.
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Mr. Regan draws on an impressive knowledge of law and the subtleties of human relationships in this book. I found it scholarly, but more or less accessible, as well as organized and thorough. At times approaching the philosophical, Mr. Regan's work left me more knowledgeable about his subject, but also more aware of my own place in a relationship and in society. This is not just a book for law students.
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Modern American attitudes toward marriage reflect two competing commitments: that spouses are separate individuals with their own distinct interests, and that they are members of a community who have special obligations to promote its welfare. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
adverse testimony privilege, external stance toward marriage, economic partnership model, internal stance, property rhetoric, damage theorists, socializing domain, putative witness, labor desert theory, divorce awards, spousal testimony, spousal loyalty, communications privilege, spousal labor, enhanced earning power, supra note, marital enterprise, egoistic incentives, spousal privilege, family lass, hypothetical bargain, enhanced earning capacity, external stances, witness spouse, supporting spouse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Modern American attitudes toward marriage reflect two competing commitments: that spouses are separate individuals with their own distinct interests, and that they are members of a community who have special obligations to promote its welfare. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
adverse testimony privilege, external stance toward marriage, economic partnership model, internal stance, property rhetoric, damage theorists, socializing domain, putative witness, labor desert theory, divorce awards, spousal testimony, spousal loyalty, communications privilege, spousal labor, enhanced earning power, supra note, marital enterprise, egoistic incentives, spousal privilege, family lass, hypothetical bargain, enhanced earning capacity, external stances, witness spouse, supporting spouse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Supreme Court, Gary Becker, Jennifer Nedelsky, New York, Irene Scale, Sidney Reso New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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