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... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > history of divorce and marriage > marriage: history

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > history of divorce and marriage > marriage: history

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > history of divorce and marriage > marriage: history

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > history of divorce and marriage > marriage: history

Preferred term

marriage: history

Definition

Marriage is an institution that regulates the legal, social, and religious meaning of intimate sexual relations between adults. The definition of marriage is complex and contested. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Marriage: History]

Broader concept

history of divorce and marriage

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concepts

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/marriage:_history

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