Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Critiquing the case for marriage promotion: how the promarriage movement misrepresents domestic violence research
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Artis, Julie E Catlett, Beth Skilken
Keywords:	Measurement;Policy;Welfare
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	10 (11), November 2004
Notes:	Outlines a series of welfare reforms and policies aimed at promoting the institution of marriage in the United States and provides a critical examination of the pro-marriage movement in light of domestic violence research. Three central arguments are raised. Firstly, pro-marriage advocates tend to misrepresent the safety of marriage for women. Secondly, young and low-income women are often at the highest risk of domestic violence yet pro-marriage policies tend to target these groups. Thirdly, marriage education and counselling evaluation studies do not adequately bolster the case for marriage promotion policies. Concludes that marriage promotion advocates need to engage with social issues like poverty and domestic violence before the goals of the movement can be legitimised.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14082
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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