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Introduces an expansive vision of the family and a brilliant legal
arrangement that will protect the lives of millions of adults.
 Today, about half of all adults are unmarried. Many of
those are in significant relationships—some intimate, others
based in friendship, finances, or family ties—but the law offers
them few protections. Amid the growing recognition that modern
families take all shapes, More Than Marriage presents a refreshing
vision for the future. Â With this book, noted family-law
expert John G. Culhane takes us on a guided tour of how the march
toward marriage equality spun off a number of other legal statuses,
and explores how the law has expanded and where it falls short.
This lively living history is grounded in relatable, in-depth
interviews that give voice to the millions of Americans building
family structures outside the protections of marriage—whether by
choice, necessity, or exclusion. Culhane proposes an updated legal
status that offers flexible and portable benefits for a diverse
range of commitments and needs. As More Than Marriage shows, this
"choose your own adventure" structure more accurately reflects, and
more equitably protects, the many kinds of families we choose to
build.
Introduces an expansive vision of the family and a brilliant legal
arrangement that will protect the lives of millions of adults.
 Today, about half of all adults are unmarried. Many of
those are in significant relationships—some intimate, others
based in friendship, finances, or family ties—but the law offers
them few protections. Amid the growing recognition that modern
families take all shapes, More Than Marriage presents a refreshing
vision for the future. Â With this book, noted family-law
expert John G. Culhane takes us on a guided tour of how the march
toward marriage equality spun off a number of other legal statuses,
and explores how the law has expanded and where it falls short.
This lively living history is grounded in relatable, in-depth
interviews that give voice to the millions of Americans building
family structures outside the protections of marriage—whether by
choice, necessity, or exclusion. Culhane proposes an updated legal
status that offers flexible and portable benefits for a diverse
range of commitments and needs. As More Than Marriage shows, this
"choose your own adventure" structure more accurately reflects, and
more equitably protects, the many kinds of families we choose to
build.
This book approaches a variety of social and political issues that
have become highly polarized and resistant to compromise by
examining them through a population-based public health
perspective. The topics included are some of the most contentious:
abortion and reproductive rights; end-of-life issues, including the
right to die and the treatment of pain; the connection between
racism and poor health outcomes for African-Americans; the right of
same-sex couples to marry; the toll of gun violence and how to
reduce it; domestic violence and how the criminal justice model
fails to deal with it effectively; and how tort compensation and
punitive damages can further public health goals. People at every
point along the political spectrum will find the book enlightening
and informative. Written by eight authors, all of whom have
cross-disciplinary expertise, this book shifts the focus away from
the point of view of rights, politics, or morality and examines the
effect of laws and policies from the perspective of public health
and welfare.
This book offers fresh approaches to a variety of social and
political issues that have become highly polarized and resistant to
compromise by examining them through a population-based public
health perspective. The topics included are some of the most
contentious: abortion and reproductive rights; end-of-life issues,
including the right to die and the treatment of pain; the
connection between racism and poor health outcomes for
African-Americans; the right of same-sex couples to marry; the toll
of gun violence and how to reduce it; domestic violence and how the
criminal justice model fails to deal with it effectively; and how
tort compensation and punitive damages can further public health
goals. People at every point along the political spectrum will find
the book enlightening and informative. Written by eight authors,
all of whom have cross-disciplinary expertise, this book shifts the
focus away from the point of view of rights, politics, or morality
and examines the effect of laws and policies from the perspective
of public health and welfare.
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