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"Whatever their relative valuation of the single and married states, most societies in history made s..." — Stephanie Coontz

Whatever their relative valuation of the single and married states, most societies in history made sharp distinctions between those who married and those who remained single: They were seen as mutually exclusive ways of life, with different legal rights and social obligations.
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