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Stephanie Coontz, "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage" (Viking, 2026)

New Books in Law by New Books Network

Jun 14, 202646:13Science & Medicine

Marriage rates have fallen dramatically since the 1970s. Yet far from devaluing marriage, people still overwhelmingly describe marriage as the highest commitment they can imagine. Most Americans say they want to marry ev...

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Stephanie Coontz, "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage" (Viking, 2026) is an episode from New Books in Law by New Books Network. Marriage rates have fallen dramatically since the 1970s. Yet far from...

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Published Jun 14, 2026, 46:13 long, audio available.