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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Changing Contexts of Parenting in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This lecture in sociology presented in 1999 describes changing trends in marriage, discusses the new kinds of family situations that have become prevalent today, and examines reasons why these changes are occurring.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Life and Manners of the Romans

For Students 9th - 10th
In this passage of William Morey's 1901 textbook, he discusses the everyday life of the Roman in the early Empire, including clothing, jobs, housing, and marriage customs.
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Other

George Bernard Shaw/ Life and Excerpts From Works

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography may be brief, but the selections from his works are, as one is entitled, "Gems." The excerpts deal with subjects like education ("Always argue with the teacher."), love and children, marriage and divorce, and a compilation...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Mark Twain, a Special Report

For Students 9th - 10th
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, a daily news broadcast on PBS, offers a special report on Mark Twain and his missing manuscript, "A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage." A timeline of Mark Twain's life is also provided.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Hera

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage and family and the protector of married women. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of her name, other titles, pictures, myths, and...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Women's Human Rights Resources Database

For Students 9th - 10th
This database provides a wealth of information on women's rights. Topics include civil rights, feminism, marriage, politics, violence against women, and social reform.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Overview of Marriage

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page, which is provided for by the Cornell University Law School, explains the process of getting married and its origin.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Marriage Handfast Manuscript

For Students 9th - 10th
This marriage handfast was written in Kufic script in black ink. It dates back to AH 91 (AD 709).
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Other

Justia: Hollingsworth v. Perry

For Students 9th - 10th
The California Supreme Court held that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the California Constitution; state voters then passed a ballot initiative, Proposition 8, amending the state constitution to define marriage as a...
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Other

Streetlaw: Family Law

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, check out an introduction to family law and several relevant online resources for further reading and research. Topics include: "Law and the American Family," "Marriage," "Legal Rights of Single People Who Live...
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Other

Marital Agreements & Cohabitation Agreements

For Students 9th - 10th
This short article has the premise that a marriage will go much more smoothly if both parties come to some basic agreements concerning the relationship and its maintenance. (Published March 1, 1995)
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Chaucer's Wife of Bath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These lesson plans, focusing on Chaucer's Wife of Bath, encourage students to explore the roles of women and the views of marriage during the Middle Ages. Website includes several links to further related information.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Are the Best Things in Life Free?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use economic reasoning to analyze the costs and consequences of choice. The idea that the best things in life are free is widely expressed as a maxim by people who know nothing of its origin. They know it's true through...
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iCivics

I Civics: Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that extended marriage rights to same-sex couples. Students learn about the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses, and how the Court's interpretation...
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Digital History

Digital History: Slave Family Life

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive look at the family life of slaves and the attempts to maintain family ties under daunting circumstances. Read about slave marriages, the splitting up of families, and the ways the family kinship networks operated on the...
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Romeo and Juliet"

For Students 9th - 10th
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" provided by the University of Victoria. It discusses a variety of topics including whether or not the play is a tragedy, marriage, fate, and staging the play.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Full Faith and Credit Clause

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution (Article IV) and its impact on American citizens. Topics include the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the Violence Again Women Act.
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Other

City College of San Francisco: The Diego Rivera Mural Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features the Pan American Unity Mural located at the City College of San Francisco. Also known as Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and the South, the mural was created to promote diversity and show human...
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Other

Learning Alive: Papel De Mujeres De Hoy en Matrimonio

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice conjugating verbs in this article on the role of women in modern marriage. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in the designated tense: present, present subjunctive, future, preterite, imperfect, or a gerund....
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Jane Kenyon

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes a brief biography of Jane Kenyon, including life, education, and career as a poet. Also mentions her marriage to poet laureate Donald Hall and provides a selected bibliography of her poetry.
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A&E Television

Biography: Sylvia Plath Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Sylvia Plath. It features information about her life and a video clip "Sylvia Plath - Marriage by Fate" video clip. It also offers links to other video clips about Plath.
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State Univ.: Effects of Divorce on Views of Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Penn State University provides reports of a study on the effects of divorce on the views of children regarding marriage and relationships.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Measure for Measure"

For Students 9th - 10th
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy "Measure For Measure." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including sex and morality, crime and punishment, justice and mercy, influence of the Bible, and problem...

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