Abstract
This is a collection of essays by various authors on aspects of contemporary marriage. The geographic focus is on the developed countries as a whole and on the United States in particular. The book begins with a general review of the meaning and significance of marriage in contemporary society. Part 1 contains four papers on the revolution in marital behavior and includes an article concerning the future of marriage an analysis of differences between blacks and whites in the decline of U.S. marriages and studies on consensual unions in France and the United States. Part 2 examines the limits of variation in marital patterns. Part 3 contains comparative studies of marital change concerning the United States Japan China Southern Africa and the Mormons. Part 4 is concerned with the law and changing sex roles and Part 5 with calculation and emotion in marriage.
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