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marriage
marriage In the modern Western sense, the legal status of a man and a woman joined by ceremony as husband and wife. This is known as
monogamy, but some societies practise polyandry (having more than one husband) and
polygamy.
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'Marriage' issue works its way through courts.(NATION)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...7,000 same-sex "marriages" and a Louisiana court...legality of a newly passed marriage amendment. The Louisiana...retroactively undo these valid marriages." Leaders of the conservative Defense of Marriage Coalition want the high...recognition of the 3,000 "marriages," because the licenses...
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MARRIAGE BEHAVIOR RESPONSE TO PRIME-AGE ADULT MORTALITY: EVIDENCE FROM MALAWI*
Magazine article from: Demography; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...mortality of the prime-age adult population on marriage behavior among women in Malawi. A rise in prime...increases risks associated with the search for a marriage partner in the marriage market. A possible behavioral change in the marriage...
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`Marriage Tax' Said to Hit Low-Income Couples the Hardest
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/13/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...percent of U.S. families will pay a "marriage tax" averaging $1,100 under the new...married than single and enjoy an average marriage subsidy of about $600. In general...spouses who earn about the same will pay a marriage tax, while spouses with unequal incomes...
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Marriage facts.
Magazine article from: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...equality and liberty, require the redefinition of marriage from the union of a man and a woman to the...over principles of law but about the facts of marriage. This Article identifies the marriage facts presented by those on each side of the...
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Marriage madness; Study finds women's mental health benefits just as much as men's in marriage.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/5/2002; 700+ words
; ...THE long-standing feminist tenet that marriage makes men much happier but women more...people, it remains to be proven that marriage itself reduces the risk of an emotional...while those with problems shy away from marriage, are not able to attract partners or...
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Marriage in the Western Church: The Christianization of Marriage During the Patristic and Early Medieval Periods.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; Studies of the body, sexuality, marriage, and asceticism have flooded the fields...defined as "the process by which marriage became differentiated from its non...insistence on the absolute indissolubility of marriage that distinguished Western ecclesiastical...
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Marriage trends signal declining role of church.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 10/29/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...confirming two additional marriage trends: Marriages are increasingly taking...sacramental nature of marriage, the benefits of marrying...divorce in interfaith marriages. They also might want to explore new forms of marriage preparation that are...
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The marriage tax and the rate and timing of marriage.
Magazine article from: National Tax Journal; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...marriage tax and subsidy on marriage behavior. In this paper...the effect over time of the marriage tax on both the rate at which...females marry and the timing of marriages. Alm and Whittington conducted...married to a measure of the marriage tax, and several control...
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Marriage ban may be lifted; Out-of-state pairs could wed in Mass.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 7/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...would have reinstated the ban on gay marriage, said the law has outlived its usefulness...when many states barred interracial marriages, although supporters say there...heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson's marriage to Lucille Cameron, who was white...
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Marriage among unwed mothers: whites, blacks and Hispanics compared.
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...reauthorization centers on whether marriage promotion should play a key...however, have tracked the marriage and divorce histories of unwed...environment that increasingly views marriage as a panacea, especially...formation of lasting healthy marriages. Indeed, women who have...
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Marriage, Same-Sex
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...recognition of same-sex marriages would be too costly to...devalue different-sex marriage. Those asserting these...preventing many types of marriages, including interreligious...or intergenerational marriage. While the Defense of...
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marriage
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...these alliances through marriage rules. In some cases...formed a strong bond. Marriages are often arranged by...cultures practice trial marriage; the couple lives together...is known as levirate marriage and was common among...Hebrews. In sororate marriages a widower marries his...
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Covenant Marriage
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...and preserved their marriages. Current divorce...couples to quit a marriage at the first sign...entering and leaving a marriage. Supporters of the covenant marriage law saw it as a way to strengthen marriages and families. Opponents...
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Marriage
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...in contemporary eyes marriage had the moral functions...to use children's marriages to improve their family...peasants favored cousin marriages to consolidate property...called "impediments" on marriages between close kin...them. Age at first marriage depended on economic...
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Marriage and Family
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...and practices of marriage are enforced by...alliances. Hence, marriages between families...their family until marriage. They are governed...spouse, proposing a marriage and deciding its various logistics. Marriages are built based...
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