ABSTRACT

Marriage and Morals is a compelling cross-cultural examination of individual, familial and societal attitudes towards sex and marriage. By exploring the codes by which we live our sexual lives and conventional morality, Russell daringly sets out a new morality, shaped and influenced by dramatic changes in society such as the emancipation of women and the wide-spread use of contraceptives. From the origin of marriage to the influence of religion, Russell explores the changing role of marriage and codes of sexual ethics. The influence of this great work has turned it into a worthy classic.

chapter 1|7 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|7 pages

MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES

chapter 3|5 pages

PATRIARCHAL SYSTEMS

chapter 4|7 pages

PHALLIC WORSHIP, ASCETICISM AND SIN

chapter 5|12 pages

CHRISTIAN ETHICS

chapter 6|10 pages

ROMANTIC LOVE

chapter 7|9 pages

THE LIBERATION OF WOMEN

chapter 8|15 pages

THE TABOO ON SEX KNOWLEDGE

chapter 9|7 pages

THE PLACE OF LOVE IN HUMAN LIFE

chapter 10|9 pages

MARRIAGE

chapter 11|7 pages

PROSTITUTION

chapter 12|7 pages

TRIAL MARRIAGE

chapter 13|13 pages

THE FAMILY AT THE PRESENT DAY

chapter 14|9 pages

THE FAMILY IN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY

chapter 15|10 pages

THE FAMILY AND THE STATE

chapter 16|12 pages

DIVORCE

chapter 17|9 pages

POPULATION

chapter 18|12 pages

EUGENICS

chapter 19|8 pages

SEX AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING

chapter 20|9 pages

THE PLACE OF SEX AMONG HUMAN VALUES

chapter 21|15 pages

CONCLUSION