Adultery : : Infidelity and the Law / / Deborah L. Rhode.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Rhode, Deborah L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 1 map
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Legal History --; 3. The American Legal Landscape --; 4. Sex in the Military --; 5. Alternative Lifestyles --; 6. Sex and Politics --; 7. International Perspectives --; 8. Conclusion --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674969742; 9783110638585
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674969742
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Deborah L. Rhode.

Despite declining prohibitions on sexual relationships, Americans are nearly unanimous in condemning marital infidelity. Deborah Rhode explores why. She exposes the harms that criminalizing adultery inflicts—including civil lawsuits, job termination, and loss of child custody—and makes a case for repealing laws against adultery and polygamy.