The present article examines a recent proposal defended by Elizabeth Brake of a new and innovative form of marriage, that she labels “minimal marriage” (see “Minimizing Marriage. Marriage, Morality, and the Law”, Oxford 2012). According to Brake, the current marital laws are discriminatory as they are grounded on “heteronormativity”, namely the idea that the dyadic heterosexual marriages are the family norm and the only model that is worth of social recognition, and “amatonormativity”, the idea that the only dyadic intimate relationships involving romantic love are the nucleus of the family. In the first part of the article, I show that dyadic monogamous relationships are essentially a form of adult caring relationship. In the second part, I analyse how the reform of the marriage laws (in “minimal” terms proposed by Brake) allow other forms of caring relationship to receive social and institutional recognition.

Famiglia e matrimonio minimo

TRIPODI, Vera
2013-01-01

Abstract

The present article examines a recent proposal defended by Elizabeth Brake of a new and innovative form of marriage, that she labels “minimal marriage” (see “Minimizing Marriage. Marriage, Morality, and the Law”, Oxford 2012). According to Brake, the current marital laws are discriminatory as they are grounded on “heteronormativity”, namely the idea that the dyadic heterosexual marriages are the family norm and the only model that is worth of social recognition, and “amatonormativity”, the idea that the only dyadic intimate relationships involving romantic love are the nucleus of the family. In the first part of the article, I show that dyadic monogamous relationships are essentially a form of adult caring relationship. In the second part, I analyse how the reform of the marriage laws (in “minimal” terms proposed by Brake) allow other forms of caring relationship to receive social and institutional recognition.
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