Minimizing Marriage
{{Short description|2012 book by Elizabeth Brake}}
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Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law is a 2012 book by Elizabeth Brake in which the author provides an "in-depth examination of marriage, within the context of contemporary ethical and political theory."
Reception
The book was reviewed in Ethics, Hypatia, Humana Mente – International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Philosophy in Review, Reason, Res Publica, Social Theory and Practice, Journal of Applied Philosophy, The Philosophers' Magazine, Journal of Homosexuality, and APhEx Portale Italiano di Filosofia Analitica Giornale di Filosofia.{{cite journal |last1=McKeever |first1=Natasha |title=Elizabeth Brake: Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality and the Law |journal=Res Publica |date=1 August 2013 |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=285–289 |doi=10.1007/s11158-012-9210-6 |s2cid=254988086 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11158-012-9210-6 |language=en |issn=1572-8692|url-access=subscription }}{{cite journal |last1=Maras |first1=Rhianna |last2=Sutton |first2=Damien |last3=Marchan |first3=Mary |last4=Rothblum |first4=Esther |title=Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law by Elizabeth Brake |journal=Journal of Homosexuality |date=2 January 2015 |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=121–124 |doi=10.1080/00918369.2014.944057 |s2cid=145383169 |issn=0091-8369}}{{cite journal |title=Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law |journal=Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/minimizing-marriage-marriage-morality-and-the-law/ |language=en}}
Cultural impact
In the book, Brake coined the neologism term amatonormativity, defined as "the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship."{{cite news |author-last1=Sharpe |author-first1=Brianna |title=Why These Families Want To Queer Valentine's Day |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/valentines-day-gender_ca_5e444684c5b61b84d3440f4f |access-date=14 July 2020 |publisher=Huffington Post |date=12 February 2020}}
The concept has been particularly impactful for aromantic people, as Amatonormativity is said to be connected to devaluing familial, platonic, and queerplatonic friendships/relationships.{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Sherronda J. |date=2017-12-26 |title=Romance is Not Universal, Nor is it Necessary |url=https://wearyourvoicemag.com/more/culture/romance-not-universal-necessary |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082517/https://wearyourvoicemag.com/more/culture/romance-not-universal-necessary |archive-date=2018-04-12 |access-date=2018-04-15 |work=Wear Your Voice}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |last1=Brake |first1=Elizabeth |title=Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/1861 |language=en |date=16 March 2012}}
Category:2012 non-fiction books
Category:Oxford University Press books
Category:Books in political philosophy
Category:Books about the philosophy of sexuality
Category:Books about same-sex marriage
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