Linda J. Waite is a professor of sociology at the University of
Chicago and the author of New Families, No Families. She lives in
Glencoe, Illinois.
Maggie Gallagher is Director of the Marriage Program at the
Institute of American Values, a nationally syndicated columnist,
and the author of Enemies of Eros. She lives in New York City.
Advance Praise for The Case for Marriage:
"In this book Maggie Gallagher and Linda Waite make a compelling
defense of a sacred union. The Case for Marriage is well written
and well argued, empirically rigorous and learned, practical and
commonsensical. It is a very valuable contribution to the debate
about marriage in modern American society."
-William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues
"Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher have written a truly
revolutionary book. Amassing powerful resources of data and theory,
they attack the current anti-marriage conventional wisdom and
devastate it. Married people are healthier, happier, more
productive, and enjoy better sex. On reflection one wonders how
anyone could have possibly thought otherwise. Future discussion of
marriage and family will not be able to ignore this work, no matter
how much the anti-marriage ideologues would like to."
-Reverend Andrew M. Greeley, priest, sociologist, and bestselling
author
"This is an important book that makes the central arguments for
marriage. In this cynical, high-divorce culture, this book is a
MUST read for every citizen. We need to know the facts about what
marriage does accomplish, and here, finally, are the facts, in
understandable terms."
-John Gottman, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage
Work and Why Marriages Succeed or Fail
"Is marriage just another lifestyle choice? If you think so, read
this book. You will be surprised at how much harm has been done by
the popular culture's seemingly benign and well-meaning efforts to
characterize all family forms as equally valid. It is time to start
talking about the 'M' word and this book should spark the
conversation."
-Isabel V. Sawhill, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute
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