Getting Married
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1. Preface To "Getting Married"2. THE REVOLT AGAINST MARRIAGE3. MARRIAGE NEVERTHELESS INEVITABLE4. WHAT DOES THE WORD MARRIAGE MEAN5. SURVIVALS OF SEX SLAVERY6. A NEW ATTACK ON MARRIAGE7. A FORGOTTEN CONFERENCE OF MARRIED MEN8. HEARTH AND HOME9. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING10. LARGE AND SMALL FAMILIES11. THE GOSPEL OF LAODICEA12. FOR BETTER FOR WORSE13. WANTED: AN IMMORAL STATESMAN14. THE LIMITS OF DEMOCRACY15. THE SCIENCE AND ART OF POLITICS16. WHY STATESMEN SHIRK THE MARRIAGE QUESTION17. THE QUESTION OF POPULATION18. THE RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD19. MONOGAMY, POLYGYNY AND POLYANDRY20. THE MALE REVOLT AGAINST POLYGYNY21. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL POLYGYNY22. THE OLD MAID'S RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD23. IBSEN'S CHAIN STITCH24. REMOTENESS OF THE FACTS FROM THE IDEAL25. DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING EVIDENCE26. MARRIAGE AS A MAGIC SPELL27. THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX28. THE ECONOMIC SLAVERY OF WOMEN29. UNPOPULARITY OF IMPERSONAL VIEWS30. IMPERSONALITY IS NOT PROMISCUITY31. DOMESTIC CHANGE OF AIR32. HOME MANNERS ARE BAD MANNERS33. SPURIOUS "NATURAL" AFFECTION34. CARRYING THE WAR INTO THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY35. SHELLEY AND QUEEN VICTORIA36. A PROBABLE EFFECT OF GIVING WOMEN THE VOTE37. THE PERSONAL SENTIMENTAL BASIS OF MONOGAMY38. DIVORCE39. IMPORTANCE OF SENTIMENTAL GRIEVANCE40. DIVORCE WITHOUT ASKING WHY41. ECONOMIC SLAVERY AGAIN THE ROOT DIFFICULTY42. LABOR EXCHANGES AND THE WHITE SLAVERY43. CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE44. DIVORCE A SACRAMENTAL DUTY45. OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA46. WHAT IS TO BECOME OF THE CHILDREN?47. THE COST OF DIVORCE48. CONCLUSIONS