Introduction / D. Popenoe
The decline of marriage as the social basis of childrearing / B. Dafoe Whitehead
Values, attitudes, nad the state of American marriage / N.D. Glenn
Myths of marriage and family / M. Eastman
Comparative and historical perspectives on marriage, divorce, and family life / A. Thornton
Decline of the family: conservative, liberal, and feminist views / J.Z. Giele
Biology, ethics, and narrative in Christian family theory / D.S. Browning
Postmodern family law: toward a new model of status / M.C.Regan, Jr.
The law and the stability of marriage: the family as a social institution / C.E. Schneider.
Parenting from separate households / R.S. Weiss
Re-creating marriage / M. Gallagher
Modern marriage: revising the cultural script / D. Popenoe
The reinstitutionalization of marriage: political theory and public policy / W.A. Galston
Marriage in America: a report to the nation / The Council on Families in America.