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Articles on Marriage
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Baptisms, schools, church services – how ordinary families navigated love and marriage across taboo lines.
Most young people aren’t religious – but marriage is still a place where secular culture has quietly absorbed many of the values we associate with religion.
The singer has now transcended celebrity.
The power dynamics of labour migration to the Middle East are complex.
In a religious culture rooted in shame, up to half a million children in the UK and Ireland were put up for adoption without their mothers’ consent.
Power and pleasure collide with Black hopes and dreams in the show that has sparked global conversation.
Research tracking Canadians through marriage, childbirth, divorce and widowhood finds that entry into self-employment can be shaped as much by household circumstances as by individual ambition.
The increasing percentage of Americans who are not married or in a long-term partnership is testing employers, marketers and religious institutions.
A large new study finds unmarried adults face significantly higher cancer rates, but the real story is about what marriage represents, not what it does.
The film may look like it’s about open marriage, but it just boils down to men getting into scrapes.
The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.
Ghanaian clergy wives constantly bargain for space.
Men and women may now be as equally likely to match their attractiveness to their spouses’ income.
With solo living on the rise, more consumers are dining, traveling and spending on their own. Yet most brands still design their offerings year-round for couples.
Labour migration separated husbands and wives for long periods.
Relationships rarely collapse in a single moment. They fade through the quiet loss of shared moments that once made the relationship feel alive.
At times of economic anxiety, ‘traditional’ gender roles often resurge – part of the appeal for men looking for brides abroad.
Singles are reshaping culture and commerce in Asia. A professor of marketing explains why the US could be next.
Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don’t hold up.
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