Moving Past Marriage by Jaclyn Geller (Paperback Book)

Name: Moving Past Marriage by Jaclyn Geller (Paperback Book)
Brand: Cleis Press

Cleis Press

Married Americans enjoy over 1,000 benefits and entitlements that are withheld from our non-marital counterparts. Health insurance, immigration rights, tax privileges (such as the estate tax), and hiring policies favour the married. Marriage is subsidised and incentivised by the federal government. Social customs such as blockbuster weddings, subsidised honeymoons, and gifts reserved for wedded couples reify matrimony as a cantering norm and further the idea that 'marriage is best,' a commonplace in popular psychology, where marriage-averse people are often tarred as 'commitment-phobes.' Despite this blatant and widespread prejudice, non-marital Americans -non-marital people- have not galvanised as a group to demand equality and inclusion. Why? Moving Past Marriage argues that it is\n\nMoving Past Marriage\nWhy We Should Ditch Marital Privilege, End Relationship-Status Discrimination, and Embrace Non-marit\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free ;