CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Watershed in the Meaning of Marriage
1 Marriage and the Construction of Ideology: From Marriage Culture to Divorce Culture
2 The Shifting Grounds for Divorce: Structural and Cultural Conditions for Change
3 The Push of Marriage Culture Among '50s Spouses
4 The '50s Dominicks: Dominating with Divorce Culture
5 The '50s Hamptons and Other Couples: Redefining Marriage Culture in Terms of Gender Equality
6 '50s Spouses Secure Equal Footing in Divorce Culture
7 The '50s Era in a Rearview Mirror
8 The Pull of Divorce Culture: Divorce Anxiety Among '70s Spouses
9 '70s Couples Aim for Relational Equality
10 The '70s Greens: Traditionalism in the 1990s
11 "Topsy-Turvy" Marriage Among '70s Spouses
12 Divorce Culture: A Quest for Relational Equality in Marriage
Appendix: Methodological Notes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
