Commentary

Commentary: Freedom to Marry: Touching the Hearts and Expanding the Dreams of Youth

  1. Evan Wolfson

Article first published online: 8 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1352.2011.01214.x

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Ethos

Ethos

Special Issue: Psychological Anthropology and Adolescent Well-Being: Steps Toward Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy

Volume 39, Issue 4, pages 553–556, December 2011

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Wolfson, E. (2011), Commentary: Freedom to Marry: Touching the Hearts and Expanding the Dreams of Youth. Ethos, 39: 553–556. doi: 10.1111/j.1548-1352.2011.01214.x

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  1. Issue published online: 8 NOV 2011
  2. Article first published online: 8 NOV 2011

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Keywords:

  • marriage rights;
  • freedom to marry;
  • sexuality;
  • youth

Abstract

Young people dream of a life together with a committed partner, and the fight for the freedom to marry has a direct and positive effect on their self-esteem and sense of empowerment as the research compiled and analyzed by Michelle A. Marzullo and Gilbert Herdt shows. Not surprisingly, young people across the board overwhelmingly support the freedom to marry and are helping fuel the momentum for ending marriage discrimination.

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