Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

affection, area of significant interest, benefits, challenges, changes in laws, concept of marriage, financial implications, fundamental right, highly individualized, important concept, law, legal implications, legal rights, long-lasting implications, love, marriage, marriage contract, necessity, official legislation, policy, prominence, research on the construct, researchers, serious implications, significant interest, society, statistics, United States

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Official legislation on the touted “fundamental right” of marriage dates back to the 1800s in the United States, showing the prominence and important that the concept of marriage has on society. Changes in laws and policy have increased the opportunity for marriage to a larger population and as such, research on the construct, its benefits, challenges and statistics has become an area of significant interest. The legal and financial implications of a marriage contract have also encouraged researchers due to the serious and long-lasting implications such a contract can have. Reasons to marry are endless, are highly individualized and can range from affection and love, to financial to necessity in order to obtain various legal rights, as just a few examples.

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