The Future of Marriage
When "The Future of Marriage" was published a decade ago it was immediately acclaimed as a classic contribution to the literature of marriage and of sex roles. In it, the eminent sociologist Jessie Bernard argued that in every marriage there are actually two marriages-his and hers-and that sociological data reveals that marriage is more beneficial for men than for women. In a new edition of this pioneering work, Bernard provides a fresh introduction and update showing what has changed and what has remained the same since her book was first published
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Chapter One The Two Marriages
Chapter Two The Husbands Marriage
Chapter Three The Wifes Marriage
Chapter Four Their Children
Z_ The Past and the Present
Chapter Six Can Any Number Play?
Chapter Seven Are Some More Equal than Others?
Chapter Eight Other Things Being Equal but Are They?
Chapter Eleven The SharedRole Pattern
Chapter Twelve Toting It All Up
Chapter Nine Male Prophets and Prophecies
Chapter Ten Female Prophets and Prophecies
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