The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today

來自美國家庭的一位領先專家之一，一本探索美國婚姻狀況的書籍;在宗教和法律方面其演變文化狀況。在Andrew J. Cherlin三十年來對家庭生活進行研究和分析的過程中，他看到在美國的婚姻與其他西方國家 - 西歐，加拿大，澳大利亞和新西蘭的婚姻不同 。

他意識到，美國的婚姻被視為一個文化愛好者，美國政府正在花錢推動其延續。婚姻制度已經成為一個社會和政治戰場，經常離婚和短期同居關係導致了美國家庭生活的核心動盪。

謝爾林寫道，美國的宗教與法律在家庭生活方面的不一致。他認為，當代宗教雖然支持婚姻，但卻追求自我發展。他明確指出，過去以婚姻為中心的家庭法今天專注於個人及其對兒童的義務。他討論了美國同性婚姻的運動和民間鬥爭，在許多歐洲國家，同性戀夫婦認為婚姻是一個壓迫性的異性戀機構。

一本引人入勝的書，闡述了美國最古老和最珍貴的社會制度的變遷，這是全面激烈和不斷增長的全國辯論的主題。

From one of the nation’s leading experts on the American family, a book that explores the state of marriage in America today; its evolution culturally; and with regard to religion and the law, how and why the present state of marriage—a merry-go-round of partnerships—developed, and the implications for parents and children.

During Andrew J. Cherlin’s three decades of study and analysis of family life, he came to see that marriage in the United States was different than in other Western countries—Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—in a way that no one was writing about. He realized that marriage in America, unlike in other countries in the world, was seen as a cultural idael, and the U.S. government was spending money to promote its continuation. The institution of marriage had become a social and political battlefield.

Cherlin writes about the inconsistency of American religion and law with regard to family life. He argues that contemporary religion, although supportive of marriage, embraces the quest for self-development. And he makes clear that family law, which used to be centered on marriage, is today focused on the individual and his or her obligations to children.

He discusses the movement and civil struggle for same-sex marriage in America as opposed to in many European countries, where marriage is seen by gay couples as an oppressive heterosexual institution.

A fascinating book that illuminates the shifting nature of America’s oldest and most cherished social institution, the subject of intense and ever-increasing national debate.

  Andrew J. Cherlin(Autor)

Publisher: Knopf 

ISBN:  978-0307266897 

原價   US:25.95       NT:900