The Case for Marriage Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better Off Financially

by Waite, Linda; Gallagher, Maggie

• ISBN13: 9780767906326
• ISBN10: 0767906322
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-09
• Publisher: Crown

Summary

A groundbreaking look at the most basic & universal of all human institutions, this authoritative & provocative book reveals the benefits that marriage brings to individuals & to society as a whole.

Author Biography

Linda J. Waite is a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and the author of New Families, No Families. She lives in Glencoe, Illinois.

Maggie Gallagher is Director of the Marriage Program at the Institute of American Values, a nationally syndicated columnist, and the author of Enemies of Eros. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

The Marriage Wars	1	(12)
Five Myths of the Postmarriage Culture
The Marriage Bargain	13	(23)
The Cohabitation Deal	36	(11)
In Sickness and in Health	47	(18)
The Medical Power of Marriage
Happily Ever After?	65	(13)
Marriage, Happiness, and Mental Health
With My Body I Thee Worship	78	(19)
The Sexual Advantages of Marriage
The Wages of Wedlock	97	(13)
For Richer or for Poorer	110	(14)
The Wealth and Poverty of Spouses
Being Fruitful	124	(17)
Why Married Parents Are Better
When Should Parents Part?	141	(9)
Is Marriage a Hitting License?	150	(11)
Is Her Marriage Really Worse Than His?	161	(13)
Why Is Marriage in Trouble?	174	(12)
Renewing Marriage	186	(19)
Appendix: Resources for a Marriage Movement	205	(2)
Notes	207	(26)
Bibliography	233	(16)
Acknowledgments	249	(4)
Index	253