The Changing Landscape of Love and Marriage
by
Kathleen E. Hull, Ann Meier, and Tim Ortyl
| May 15, 2010
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Spring 2010
American norms about love and marriage are in transition. The paradoxical embrace of two contradictory American ideals- individualism and commitment-lead Americans to place a high value on lifelong marriage while also wanting the option of an exit.
Authors
Kathleen E. Hull is in the department of sociology at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of Same-Sex Marriage: The Cultural Politics of Love and Law.
Ann Meier is in the department of sociology at the University of Minnesota. She studies the form, character, and consequences of adolescent relationships.
Tim Ortyl is a Ph.D. student in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Contexts graduate student editorial board. He studies sexuality, gender, and nontraditional families in contemporary American society.
