This book examines the rolegovernments play in managing policy challenges such as religion, romance, gender relations, same-sex marriages and privacy protection in response to social changes in marriage.Elizabeth van Ackerasks whether governments can or should intervene in this personal sphere."
This book examines the rolegovernments play in managing policy challenges such as religion, romance, gender relations, same-sex marriages and privacy ...
Marriage is a site of political conflict. It is a controversial issue in the UK, Australia and the US where there is a clash of values between neoliberal governments and diverse groups either strongly opposing or supporting marriage. In the meantime, fewer couples are marrying, while other family forms are more widely accepted. This book explores this disconnect by examining policy issues such as class divides, ethnicity, religion, same-sex marriage, gender relations and romantic expectations.
A top down approach explores different government policy responses to marriage. In all...
Marriage is a site of political conflict. It is a controversial issue in the UK, Australia and the US where there is a clash of values between neol...
