Adultery : : Infidelity and the Law / / 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 re...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 1 map |
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Table of Contents:
- 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