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You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love by Marcia A. Zug
1 review
coldsoup's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
The title of this one caught my attention. The resignation that the title evokes is what is explored in this book, that is, h0w people though American history have found themselves getting married for any other reason than love. Sometimes it is to get more land from the government, sometimes marriage gets people better treatment in the judicial system (unfortunately), no matter how you slice it, marriage has had many benefits besides possibly living with the love of your life forever.
I liked how exhaustive that this book. It covers the cultural and political reasons why marriage is favorable to remaining celibate or single. It invited me to reevaluate my thoughts on this institution. After all, isn't love and companionship enough? This book proves that no, marriage leads to better outcomes in various instances, often due to bias in people's perceptions of relationships.
In all, I recommend this for people looking for interesting works of social history and sociology.
I liked how exhaustive that this book. It covers the cultural and political reasons why marriage is favorable to remaining celibate or single. It invited me to reevaluate my thoughts on this institution. After all, isn't love and companionship enough? This book proves that no, marriage leads to better outcomes in various instances, often due to bias in people's perceptions of relationships.
In all, I recommend this for people looking for interesting works of social history and sociology.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexism
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