Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Marriage Promotion, Heterosexuality
and “Being American”
1 Unite! Marriage and American Identity
2 The Stakes of Gender and Heterosexuality
3 Widening the Marriage Gap
4 Teaching Marriage to Single Mothers and Inmates
5 Marriage Recitals in High School
6 Contesting Native American Marriage
Conclusion: The Power of the “M-Word”
Appendix A: Methods
Appendix B: Sample Characteristics: In-depth Interviews of
Participants in Workshops for the General Population
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author