Marriage in Men's Lives

by Steven L. Nock

Book Overview

There are two marriages in every marital union, his and hers. Men and women live in worlds that are organized around gender, and their marriages reflect differing realities. As life companions, they respond to each other; but they also respond to the cultural definitions of what it means to be a husband and a wife. What has fascinated social and behavioral scientists for several years, however, is not only that husbands' and wives' experiences are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195120566
• ISBN13: 9780195120561
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"