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Marriage and Morals

โœ Scribed by Russell, Bertrand


Publisher
Taylor and Francis; Routledge
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Leaves
208
Series
Routledge classics
Category
Library

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โœฆ Synopsis


Controversial and remarkably forward thinking, this book explores the changing role of marriage and codes of sexual ethics, and daringly sets out a new morality shaped by the dramatic societal changes which took place in the early parts of twentieth century.

โœฆ Table of Contents


Content: Introduction --
Matrilineal societies --
Patriarchal systems --
Phallic worship, asceticism and sin --
Christian ethics --
Romantic love --
The liberation of women --
The taboo on sex knowledge --
The place of love in human life --
Marriage --
Prostitution --
Trial marriage --
The family at the present day --
The family in individual psychology --
The family and the state --
Divorce --
Population --
Eugenics --
Sex and individual well-being --
The place of sex among human values --
Conclusion.

โœฆ Subjects


Sexual ethics;Marriage


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