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Contents -- Introduction - The Meaning and Significance of Marriage in Contemporary Society -- Part I - The Revolution in Marital Behavior: The Factual Study -- Chapter 1 - The Future of Marriage - Kingsley Davis -- Chapter 2 - The Recent Decline of American Marriage: Blacks and Whites in Comparative Perspective - Thomas J. Espenshade -- Chapter 3 - Cohabitation in the 1980s: Recent Changes in the United States - Graham B. Spanier -- Chapter 4 - Couples Without Children: Premarital Cohabitation in France - Elwood Carlson -- Part II - The Limits of Variation in Marital Patterns

Clare Chambers argues that marriage violates both equality and liberty and should not be trecognized by the state. She shows how feminist and liberal principles require creation of a marriage-free state: one in which private marriages, whether religious or secular, would have no legal status.

This introductory article provides some comparative background on marriage trends in Asia, to show where the countries included in this special issue fit into overall Asian and international patterns. It also notes the contribution of different chapters to our understanding of these issues. This special issue gives readers a taste of the diversity of Asia, by including articles on countries from Turkey in the west to the Philippines in the east, two of Asia's three largest countries—China and Indonesia—and a country in South Asia—Sri Lanka. The articles examine the trends in marriage and explore the possible factors contributing to these trends in different national circumstances. We explore why, although similar forces continue to shape changes in Asian societies, including the institution of marriage, sharp differences in marriage patterns and systems persist throughout the region. Finally, we note limitations in extant literature and speculate about future marriage trends in Asia.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: How Did Same-Sex Marriage Become Legal in the United States? -- Overview: The Complex Issue of Same-Sex Marriage -- Four Decades of LGBT Activism Paved the Way for Marriage Equality -- American Politics have Shifted Significantly Since the 1990s -- Unequal Treatment Led the Supreme Court to Overturn DOMA -- State Marriage Laws Vary Widely Following DOMA's Demise -- Young People Helped Shift Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage -- Gay Marriage Around the World -- Chapter 2: Does Same-Sex Marriage Benefit Society? -- Chapter Preface -- Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Society in Many Ways -- Same-Sex Marriage Strengthens the Institution of Marriage -- Same-Sex Marriage Furthers the American Values of Freedom and Equality -- Marriage Equality Reduces Dependence on Government Social Services -- What's Wrong with Letting Same-Sex Couples "Marry?" -- Same-Sex Marriage Weakens the Institution of Marriage -- Chapter 3: Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for Families and Children? -- Overview: Gay Couples Weigh Financial Options that Accompany Marriage -- Same-Sex Marriage Protects Families and Children in Many Ways -- There is No Scientific Evidence that Same-Sex Marriage Harms Children -- Children in Same-Sex Households are Healthier than their Peers -- Same-Sex Marriage is not Good for Families and Children -- Children Pay a Lifelong Emotional Price for Same-Sex Parenting -- Gay Marriage, then Group Marriage? -- Chapter 4: What are Some other Key Issues with Same-Sex Marriage? -- Chapter Preface -- Same-Sex Marriage has Negative Consequences for Religious Liberty -- Same-Sex Marriage does not Impact Religious Freedom -- Beyond Gay Marriage-Is the LGBT Movement Walking down the Aisle to Nowhere? -- Same-Sex Marriage is Good for the Economy

An extraordinary and substantial surge in the annual number of marriages is recorded in the Woodstock Parish Register during the period of the Protectorate. Records of marriages in the same period for rural parishes surrounding Woodstock do not show the same effect. The phenomenon appears to be related to the 1653 Marriage Act, but other factors are considered.