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Marriage
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 50-State Rundown on Gay Marriage Laws 
 This page provides "a 50-state roundup of current law and proposals to change state marriage laws." The proposals comprise state constitutional amendments, changes to state law, and nonbinding resolutions. From Stateline.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit online news publication that reports each weekday on state government. http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=15576 Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Law by Subject, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues Last updated Jul 28, 2006 AAMFT Consumer Update: Multiracial Families
This fact sheet addresses some of the issues and struggles that mixed-race individuals and families might face, such as racial devaluation ("when negative attitudes and behaviors are expressed toward any of the racial groups represented in the family"), sibling conflicts, and avoidance of discussion of race topics. Includes a bibliography. From the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). http://www.aamft.org/families/Consumer_Updates/Multiracial%20Families.asp Topics: Families, Social Issues Last updated Oct 19, 2007 Anglicans Buy Time in Same Sex Row
News article about the October 2004 rift in the Anglican Church caused by the ordination of an openly gay bishop by U.S. Anglicans. Includes links to related articles on topics such as the Anglican Church around the world, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the response by the leaders of the Anglican Church in Africa. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3753038.stm Topics: Christianity, Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Social Issues Last updated Aug 31, 2009 Arranged Marriages
Transcript from a television news segment that considers arranged marriages among U.S. Orthodox Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu couples. Includes a discussion of a "rabbi's widow who has made matchmaking her life's work," and consideration of the divorce rate for arranged marriages. From Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week242/cover.html Topics: Families Last updated Jan 23, 2008 Arranged Marriages?
Brief answer to the question, "Is it true that traditionally, Jewish marriages were arranged marriages?" Discusses the use of a "shadchan" (matchmaker) who introduces the individuals, and how arranged Jewish marriages were not coerced. Includes links to related material about finding your soul mate, the Jewish wedding, and married life. From Chabad.org. http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/69429/jewish/Arranged-Marriages.htm Topics: Families, Judaism Last updated Jun 3, 2009 Attitudes About Homosexuality & Gay Marriage
This study, updated in December 2004, presents a compilation of polling data back to the 1970s about the acceptance of homosexuality and gay marriage in the United States. Includes links to related material. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, a think tank "dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom — limited government, private enterprise ... and a strong foreign policy and national defense." http://www.aei.org/docLib/20050121_HOMOSEXUALITY.pdf Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Social Issues, Society & Social Science Last updated Jan 26, 2005 The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage
This site from the San Francisco Chronicle offers current and archived news articles, commentary, a photo gallery, related links, and more. The focus is on California, but the site includes same-sex marriage news from other states. http://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/ Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Social Issues Last updated Oct 31, 2005 CBC News: The Issue of Same-Sex Rights
This site from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) features information about same-sex rights primarily in Canada. Includes news, Canada and world timelines, text of the draft of the Ottawa same-sex marriage law, articles, and links to related sites and resources. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/samesexrights/index.html Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Social Issues Last updated Nov 26, 2003 Chinese Wedding Traditions
This site provides a composite of ancient Chinese wedding customs. It describes stages before and after the wedding, including the marriage proposal, betrothal, wedding preparations, ceremony, and post-wedding rituals. Also included are contemporary wedding customs, the history of the traditional wedding, and a bibliography. From The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP) based in Santa Clara County, California http://www.chcp.org/wedding.html Topics: Families Last updated Dec 14, 2002 Dual Career Couples
Collection of writings and other resources on dual career couples in the academic field. Topics include how to approach a job search, advantages and disadvantages of applying for jobs as a couple, the difficulties of being a "trailing spouse," and more. Includes several case studies of dual career couples in the geoscience field. From the Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep/jobsearch/dualcareer.html Topics: Families, Jobs & Work Last updated Feb 13, 2008 Equal Marriage for Same Sex Couples
Information about the "issue of full and equal marriage for gays and lesbians" primarily in Canada. Documents a Canadian couple seeking legal recognition of their right, as a same-sex couple, to marry. Includes news and law summaries, information about registered domestic partnerships (RDPs), a Canadian marriage timeline, and links to news, media coverage, information on court decisions, and more. http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/ Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Social Issues Last updated Dec 9, 2004 Forced Marriage and Men
Overview of the work of this UK-based men's advice helpline for male victims of forced marriage. "Some 15% of victims that are identified by the Forced Marriage Unit of the [UK] Foreign Office are men." Provides a forced-marriage survivors handbook, a leaflet, a timeline of one man's story of forced marriage, and a presentation. From Devon Male, a government-supported service. http://www.mensadviceline.org.uk/pages/male-victims-of-forced-marriage.html Topics: Families Last updated May 1, 2009 The Fortieth Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia: The Legal Legacy of the Case that Ended Legal Prohibitions on Interracial Marriage
Two-part series from 2007 about the "the U.S. Supreme Court [decision that] held that state laws criminalizing interracial marriage are unconstitutional. In that case, Loving v. Virginia, the Court invalidated the anti-miscegenation law not only in Virginia, but also in the fifteen other states that banned the practice." Includes background about Richard Loving and Mildred (Jeter) Loving (who died in May 2008); June 12, 2007, was the 40th anniversary of the case. From FindLaw. http://writ.news.findlaw.com/grossman/20070612.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Families, Social Issues Last updated May 21, 2008 Gay Marriage May Affect the 2008 Election
This May 2008 print article and audio discusses the potential impact of the same-sex marriage issue on the 2008 presidential election. The article notes that "social conservatives are already calling the California Supreme Court ruling [legalizing same-sex marriage under California law] a wake-up call." From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90534233&ft=1&f=1001 Topics: 2008 Presidential Election, Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People Last updated May 28, 2008 Hardwood
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. documentary by "director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Mel ... fell in love at first sight with Hubert's mother, a white woman, at a time when racism seemed to make their union impossible." Includes a history of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team (founded in Chicago in 1926), interviews with Hubert and Mel, and writings on fathers and sons, and interracial families. http://www.pbs.org/pov/hardwood/ Topics: Families, Sports Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Historical Perspective on a Traditional Mexican Wedding
An article on the marriage symbolism and rituals of Indian and Spanish Mexicans, with details of the contributions of Aztec and Hispanic culture to traditional Mexican Catholic weddings. Written as a college project by the founder of a Web site for Latino professionals. http://www.muybueno.net/articles/mexicanwedding.htm Topics: Families, Society & Social Science Last updated Jul 12, 2004 I Do: Love and Marriage in 19th Century Canada
This online exhibition presents digitized letters and journal entries of a Canadian couple, "covering a period roughly from 1843 to 1846, [which] provide us with one example of courtship and record the trials they endured for the sake of love." The exhibit is accompanied by a database of more than 10,000 microfilm images of marriage bonds from the 18th and 19th centuries. Also includes links to related sites. From Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/love-and-marriage/index-e.html Topics: Families Last updated Feb 5, 2009 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Over one million Illinois marriages are indexed in this searchable database. Information originates from county records and genealogical publications. Each record contains the bride's and groom's names, date and county where the marriage took place, and a citation for the original record. An ongoing project of the Illinois State Genealogical Society in cooperation with the Illinois State Archives. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People Last updated Jul 3, 2006 The Institute for Equality in Marriage
A nonprofit organization "promoting marriage as an emotional, legal, and financial partnership of equals that must be defined and maintained." Information, Web links, and other resources are provided to men and women to help before, during, and after marriage. http://www.equalityinmarriage.org/d/News/headlines.html Topics: Families, Law Last updated Feb 19, 2002 Is Arranged Marriage Really Any Worse Than Craigslist?
This 2005 anecdotal article compares the system of arranged marriage in India with attempting to meet a potential spouse over the Internet. Topics discussed include current Indian online-dating websites, and the Western idea that a long period of dating before marriage is necessary. From New York Magazine. Note: Generates pop-ups. http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/culture/features/11621/ Topics: Families Last updated Jan 23, 2008 Loving Day
Background about this "educational community project ... [focused on] Loving v. Virginia (1967), the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the United States. Loving Day celebrations commemorate the anniversary of the Loving decision every year on or around June 12th." Features a legal map of interracial relationship restrictions prior to the decision, history of key legal cases, celebration ideas, and more. http://www.lovingday.org/ Topics: Families, Social Issues Last updated Jun 18, 2007 Marriage, Cohabitation and Civil Partnerships
"The website covers where you can get married in England and Wales and how to do it abroad. It also gives details on the residential and legal requirements for marriage, and what you need to do if you discover an error on your marriage certificate." Includes links to equivalent offices in Scotland and Northern Ireland and information about civil partnerships. Part of Directgov, from the government of the UK. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Yourrightsandresponsibilities/DG_10026937 Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Social Issues Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Marriage Rules of Nevada
"The ten rules listed below must be followed in order to wed in the great state of Nevada. Since Las Vegas, Nevada, is the wedding capital of the world, the staff at Insider Viewpoint of Las Vegas thought you should know the rules before you arrive." Also includes additional general information, number of marriage licenses from Las Vegas back to 1985, and lists of selected wedding chapels and of famous Las Vegas weddings. http://www.insidervlv.com/marriage.html Topics: Families, Law, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Jul 31, 2005 Married Adults Are Healthiest, New CDC Report Shows
This December 2004 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "suggests that married adults are healthier than divorced, widowed or never married adults. The report, 'Marital Status and Health: United States, 1999-2002,' was based on interviews with 127,545 adults aged 18 and over as part of the National Health Interview Survey, conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics." The report includes graphs, data tables, and discussion. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/04facts/marriedadults.htm Topics: Families Last updated Dec 22, 2004 National Healthy Marriage Resource Center
This government project "is a national resource and clearinghouse for information and research relating to healthy marriages" and provides resources for individuals contemplating marriage, couples seeking to strengthen their relationships, and researchers looking for statistics, trends, and policy information. Also includes material about culture and diversity, and an online library with links to documents. From the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://healthymarriageinfo.org/ Topics: Families Last updated Jul 22, 2008 National Marriage Project
The mission of this initiative "is to strengthen the institution of marriage by providing research and analysis that informs public policy, educates the American public, and focuses attention on the consequences of marriage decline for millions of American children." Although this project from Rutgers University claims to be a "nonpartisan, nonsectarian, interdisciplinary initiative," its reports and publications (such as Should We Live Together? ) primarily promote marriage over alternative family structures. http://marriage.rutgers.edu/ Topics: Families Last updated Mar 21, 2004 Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples
This website for same-sex couples "contains more than 400 essays, surveys, legal articles and resources on legal marriage, ceremonies, domestic partner benefits, relationship tips, parenting, and immigration." http://www.buddybuddy.com/partners.html Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Social Issues Last updated Sep 2, 2006 People of Mixed Race: Interracial Marriage/Dating/Families
This videography provides listings of documentary films with themes related to interracial dating, marriage, and families. Includes separate videographies for African Americans and Asian Americans, and for feature films exploring interracial relationships and families and interracial "buddy movies." From the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/mixedracevid.html Topics: Families, Society & Social Science Last updated Oct 19, 2007 Photo Special: San Francisco Valentine Weekend Revolution
This photo gallery features images from same-sex marriage ceremonies performed at San Francisco City Hall over the 2004 Valentine's Day weekend. Photo captions include links to related news articles about the ceremonies, which were endorsed by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. From the website for the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/document.cgi?f=/g/a/2004/02/18/gaywedgallery.DTL Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Social Issues Last updated Nov 30, 2007 Polygamy
This essay discusses the origins and practice of polygamy (the practice of having more than one spouse at a time) in the Mormon Church. Discusses relevant legislation (including the Morrill Act and the Edmunds Act), and the changes to Mormon Church policy to discourage polygamous marriages. Includes references and two historical images. From the online version of the Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press. http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/p/POLYGAMY.html Topics: Christianity, Families Last updated Mar 14, 2006 Polygamy: Latter-day Saints and the Practice of Plural Marriage
This article discusses "polygamy -- or more correctly polygyny, the marriage of more than one woman to the same man [which] was an important part of the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a half century [in the 1800s]." Addresses the origins of plural marriage in the Mormon Church, and the reasons why the church outlawed it. From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=a27704c176d9f010VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3e0511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD Topics: Christianity, Families Last updated Dec 6, 2008 Prenuptial Agreements
"A prenuptial agreement ('prenup' for short) is a written contract created by two people before they are married. A prenup typically lists all of the property each person owns ... and specifies what each person's property rights will be after the marriage." This site provides a brief overview of these agreements, what can be included in a prenup, and whether a lawyer is needed. From Nolo, a California publisher of legal self-help books. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/prenuptial-agreement/index.html Topics: Business, Families, Law Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Recommended Picture Books Featuring Interracial Families
Small collection of reviews of children's books featuring interracial families, such as "Black Is Brown Is Tan" and "Hairs/Pelitos." From the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=143 Topics: Children's Literature, Families, Social Issues Last updated May 21, 2008 The Road to Divorce in Chile
Overview of the 2004 law legalizing divorce in Chile and its possible effects on courts and on marriage rates. Includes links to related stories about Chile, which until this law went into effect had been one of three countries in the world where divorce was illegal. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4019955.stm Topics: Families, Law Last updated Nov 23, 2004 The Salt Lake Tribune: Polygamy
News stories and features on polygamy (the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time), particularly in the state of Utah. Provides a timeline of polygamy in the state (starting with origins in the Mormon Church in the 1830s), statistics on modern polygamist communities, discussion of the cable TV series "Big Love," historical images, and more. From the website for the Salt Lake Tribune. http://www.sltrib.com/polygamy Topics: Christianity, Families Last updated Mar 14, 2006 Same-Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography
Books, Web sites, and articles from scholarly journals, on the topic of same-sex marriage. Articles are from 1997 forward. Browse by geographic area (state or country) or by topic, such as arguments for or against legalizing gay and lesbian marriages. From librarian Paul Axel-Lute at Rutgers University. http://law-library.rutgers.edu/SSM.html Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Law, Social Issues Last updated Mar 16, 2004 Studies in Scarlet: Marriage & Sexuality in the U.S. & U.K., 1815-1914
Images of hundreds of documents involving legal proceedings about divorce, domestic violence, homosexuality, abortion, adultery, and related topics in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Subjects include Oscar Wilde and Henry Ward Beecher. Search, or browse by subject, name, or genre. From the Harvard Law School Library. http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/home?_collection=scarlet Topics: Families, Society & Social Science Last updated Jan 30, 2008 Tying the Knot: The Changing Face of Marriage in Japan
This article from the late 1990s describes how "omiai," the "traditional Japanese arranged marriage, seems to be falling rapidly out of use." Includes data back to the 1930s and related analysis about individuals picking their own partners and arranged marriages. Also includes discussion of age at time of marriage. From Trends in Japan, sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. http://web-japan.org/trends98/honbun/ntj980729.html Topics: Families, History By Place Last updated Jan 23, 2008 |
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