Marriage in the Modern World

Phillip Polatin & Ellen C. Philtine

Published by J.P. Lippincott Co, Philadelphia, PA, 1956

About this Item

Text/NEW & Bright; showing trace discoloration to text edges. Red embossed blue linen boards/Near Fine w/a whisper of edge rubs. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/edge & surface wear. Stated 1956 First Edition. Gift inscription, dated Aug., 1956, signed by both authors --- husband & wife team, Psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Polatin & novelist Ellen C. Philtine. Classic guidance & advice on marriage (or, home, for that is what marriage creates) from a moment in time when social views on marriage were evolving rapidity, reflecting the changing ideas of gender roles & expectations in relationships. 313 pgs in 21 chapters: 1, The Ideal Marriage: What Is It?; 2, Preparing for Satisfaction in Marriage; 3, Facing Practical Problems Before Marriage; 4, Sex Before Marriage; 5, Sex in Marriage; 6, Sexual Problems in Marriage; 7, The Meaning of a Live Together; 8, Planning for Children; 9, When Couples Want Children but Cannot Have Them; 10, Preserving Marital Happiness with Children; 11, The Art of Parenthood; 12, Crisis in Marriage: The Let-Down Period; 13, Why Marriages Go Wrong; 14, Uncontrollable Causes of Marital Strains; 15, Divorce; 16, Children & Divorce; 17, After Divorce - What Then?; 18, The Man's Side After a Divorce; 19, Another Marriage After Divorce; 20, The Children of Past & Present Marriages; and 21, Some Reflections on Marriage Today, followed by Index.

Seller Inventory # 021304

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Marriage in the Modern World
• Publisher: J.P. Lippincott Co, Philadelphia, PA
• Publication Date: 1956
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: First Thus
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)