Summary of Stephanie Coontz's Marriage, a History

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#1 People have always been in love, and in many cultures, love was considered a valid reason for getting married. But in most societies, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#2 In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage. In Europe, the aristocracy idealized adultery as the highest form of love.

#3 Love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#4 Love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350001617

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

People have always been in love, and in many cultures, love was considered a valid reason for getting married. But in most societies, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#2

In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage. In Europe, the aristocracy idealized adultery as the highest form of love.

#3

Love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#4

Love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#5

Love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#6

Love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In many cultures, love was not seen as the main reason for getting married, and it was often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#7

In some societies, women can choose to switch partners, and in other societies, the choice to switch partners rests with the woman. In some societies, love is not the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage. In other societies, love is the main reason for getting married, and it is often seen as incompatible with marriage.

#8

The Western model of marriage is not the only one, and it is not even the best one.

#9

Marriage is not universal, and it has not been for most of human history. It is an invention of relatively recent times, and it is not the only way societies organize social and personal life.

#10

There is a biological basis for love, and perhaps for long-term pair-bonding. But primates do not organize their social life around pair bonds. And when we move beyond the most superficial similarities, we find nothing in the animal kingdom that remotely resembles human marriage.

#11

There are many exceptions to the Western model of marriage, and it is not the only one.

#12

Marriage is not universal, and it has not been for most of human history. It is an invention of relatively recent times, and it is not the only way societies organize social and personal life.

#13

Marriage is not universal, and it has not been for most of human history. It is an invention of relatively recent times, and it is not the only way societies organize social and personal life.

#14

Marriages in many societies are not legally binding, and do not confer any rights or obligations on the partners. They are simply a method of legitimizing inheritance rights.

#15

Marriage, as we know it today, is not universal. It is an invention of relatively recent times, and